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Uniform Title Ankabut-e moqaddas (Motion picture)
Title Holy spider / Profile Pictures and One Two Films present ; in co-production with Nordisk Film Production, Wild Bunch International, Film i Väst, Why Not Productions, ZDF/Arte, Arte France Cinéma ; direced by Ali Abbasi ; written by Ali Abassi & Afshin Kamran Bahrami ; produced by Sol Bundy & Jacob Jarek, Ali Abbasi.

Publication Info. [Los Angeles, CA] : Utopia, [2023]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  DVD FOREIGN FILM HOLY    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  DVD Foreign HOLY    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in
polychrome rdacc
Description digital rdatr
optical rdarm
surround stereo rdacpc
2.39:1
wide screen rdaar
NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Motion pictures lcgft
System Details DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen; 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.
Cast Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Mesbah Taleb, Alice Rahimi, Sara Fazilat, Ariane Naziri, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour, Firouz Agheli.
Credits Director of photography, Nadim Carlsen ; editor, Olivia Neergaard-Holm ; music, Martin Dirkov.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Audience Rating: Not Rated.
Summary Female journalist Arezoon Rahimmi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the 'Spider Killer' Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed sixteen women between 2000 and 2001.
Note Special features: Q&A with Ali Abbasi, moderated by Ana Lily Amirpour; Q&A with moderator Reza Safai at Laemmle Town Center; Q&A at IFC Center with Ali Abbasi; Interview with director Ali Abbasi; Interview with actor Mehdi Bajestani; Interview with actor Zar Amir-Ebrahimi.
Language Persian dialogue; English subtitles.
Subject Journalists -- Iran -- Drama.
Serial murderers -- Iran -- Drama.
Journalists. (OCoLC)fst00984188
Serial murderers. (OCoLC)fst01113110
Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
Genre/Form Crime films. (OCoLC)fst01710477
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Added Author Abbasi, Ali, 1981- film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Bahrami, Afshin Kamran, screenwriter.
Bundy, Solomon, 1823-1889, film producer.
Jarek, Jacob, film producer.
Bajestani, Mehdi, actor.
Ebrahimi, Zar Amir, actor.
Ashtiani, Arash, actor.
Jamshidnejad, Forouzan, actor.
Taleb, Masbah, actor.
Rahimi, Alice, 1996- actor.
Fazilat, Sara, actor.
Naziri, Ariane, actor.
Parvaneh, Sina, actor.
Akbarpour, Nima, actor.
Agheli, Firouz, actor.
Profile Pictures, presenter.
One Two Films, presenter.
Nordisk Film (Firm), production company.
Wild Bunch (Firm), production company.
Film i Väst (Firm), production company.
Why Not Productions, production company.
ZDF/Arte (Firm), production company.
Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
Utopia, Inc., publisher.
Standard No. 760137125617
Music No. UTP00008D Utopia
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