HOLY SPIDER - a thriller from the director of Border

[Cremildo]

Yesterday, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond announced the beneficiaries of its latest slate of funding. On this occasion, the Oslo-based body has set aside 16.8 million Norwegian crowns (circa €1.53 million) in production support and 359,000 Norwegian crowns (€33,000) in dubbing and distribution grants. In total, the organisation will back two features and five high-end TV series.

The two features in receipt of the agency’s grants are Ali Abbasi’s thriller The Long Night (1.5 million Norwegian crowns, €137,000), staged by Jacob Jarek for Denmark’s Profile Pictures, and... [SOURCE]

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Shooting starts in January.

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New title: Holy Spider

Plot (kinda spoilerish): We follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest — to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his divine mission. When he is finally caught, Saeed is celebrated by large sections of the public. It is not until he is condemned to death, that reality dawns upon him… (source)

[HipsterTrash]

I am so game for this film.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

New title: Holy Spider

Plot (kinda spoilerish): We follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest — to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his divine mission. When he is finally caught, Saeed is celebrated by large sections of the public. It is not until he is condemned to death, that reality dawns upon him… (source)

Well that sounds…dark.

[HipsterTrash]

Absolutely bleak sounding. But that's Ali Abbasi's style. His previous two films, Shelley and Border, are depressing as hell.

I do wonder if he would ever go to the style he presented with his short M for Markus.

[Cremildo]

HOLY SPIDER (2022) | Official Trailer - YouTube

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Denmark's Oscar submission.

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Holy Spider | Official Trailer | Utopia - YouTube

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[Mikezilla3k]

Read the title as Holy Diver and thought it was a Dio movie.

[jacobsever]

In my Top 20 of the year. Heartbreaking and difficult to watch. But very good.

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

In my Top 20 of the year. Heartbreaking and difficult to watch. But very good.

In my top 20 also.

[HipsterTrash]

I really need this to get a physical release.

[BluBonnet]

Ali Abbasi, Ana Lily Amirpour on How Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Holy Spider’ is Evolving ‘As the Revolution is Evolving in Iran’

[Member-244966]

Keep checking the app everyday to see if this pops up at my cinema. Eager to see it.

[BluBonnet]

I would expect maybe a wider release if it gets a nomination or two next week.

[mohammad73]

Killer Spider (2020) is a much better movie compared to this one, by staying on timeline of the actual events and showing the roots of how the main character becomes a serial killer.

[BluBonnet]

Streaming on Netflix now.