Film Festival 2023
In this daring societal indictment from the director of Border (PSIFF 2019), a journalist (Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi) travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer who believes he is doing God’s work and cleansing the streets of sinners by targeting sex workers.
This screening is free to AMPAS members who show their current AMPAS membership card at our box office.
This screening is free to AMPAS members who show their current AMPAS membership card at our box office.
film details
| Director: | Ali Abbasi |
| Producers: | Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek, Ali Abbasi |
| Screenwriter: | Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami |
| Cinematographers: | Nadim Carlsen |
| Editor: | Olivia Neergaard-Holm |
| Music: | Martin Dirkov |
| Cast: | Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtian, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour |
| Original Language Title: | عنکبوت مقدس |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Language: | In Persian with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Running Time: | 113 minutes |
| Director Filmography: | Border (2018), Shelley (2016) |
| Awards: | Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival; Best Director, Fantastic Fest |
| Primary Company: | Utopia |
| Contact Email: | marketing@utopiadistribution.com |
guests in attendance
Ali Abbasi and Gry Katarine Raaby are expected to be in attendance on January 7th
Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Amanda Horton are expected to be in attendance on January 8th