Une journaliste découvre la ville sainte iranienne de Mashhad alors qu'elle enquête sur les meurtres en série de travailleuses du sexe par le soi-disant "Spider Killer", qui croit qu'il nett... Tout lireUne journaliste découvre la ville sainte iranienne de Mashhad alors qu'elle enquête sur les meurtres en série de travailleuses du sexe par le soi-disant "Spider Killer", qui croit qu'il nettoie les rues des pécheurs.Une journaliste découvre la ville sainte iranienne de Mashhad alors qu'elle enquête sur les meurtres en série de travailleuses du sexe par le soi-disant "Spider Killer", qui croit qu'il nettoie les rues des pécheurs.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 22 victoires et 35 nominations au total
Haidar Qaraeen
- Old Man at Bakery 1
- (as Haidar Qara'een)
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The movie beautifully portrays the injustice that women face in Iran, and how corrupt the justice and jurisdiction system is. I used to live in Iran as a child and I remember the how terribly people were being treated in the name of "Allah and Islam". To me, this movie was extremely thrilling because it resurfaced some of my childhood traumas, and that tells me how relatable and well made this movie is. The actors and actresses were absolutely amazing. Making a movie outside of Iran about inside of Iran is not easy. I can't imagine how difficult it was for the actors and actresses get mentally prepared for their roles and get in character, since they all have been living outside of Iran for a long time. Most interesting movie of the year!
And deeply unconfortable movie, unless youre under that jolly good feeling of being a psychopat, or your a guy simply stalking on prostitutes for a serial kill...
its a true story about the holy spider, a male serialkiller operating his little fathwa against women selling lust from the porch or the sidewalks of the streets of mashaad , iran, a dangerous lifestyle wherever you are in the world, generally more deadly in the country of persia.
A well knit together and heavily indulged acting from entire cast throws you into a turmoil of fanatism, corruption and depletion of the female nature and excistence, its filmatographic grips gives vibes of intensity of the emotion called angst.
So if you wanna taste scorching feeling of real feel crime, then the grumpy old man recommends ''holy spider'', a film with a deadly sting.
its a true story about the holy spider, a male serialkiller operating his little fathwa against women selling lust from the porch or the sidewalks of the streets of mashaad , iran, a dangerous lifestyle wherever you are in the world, generally more deadly in the country of persia.
A well knit together and heavily indulged acting from entire cast throws you into a turmoil of fanatism, corruption and depletion of the female nature and excistence, its filmatographic grips gives vibes of intensity of the emotion called angst.
So if you wanna taste scorching feeling of real feel crime, then the grumpy old man recommends ''holy spider'', a film with a deadly sting.
I watched this film yesterday on the Golden Apricot film festival and its rating of 6.6 makes little sense to me.
It is a crafty film that takes you on a suspenseful trip with moments of well-placed humor.
The Iranian setting is somewhat overdramatized, but I believe that works for the film, rather than against it.
The important note here is that the true Spider Killer received very little to no support from the Iranian society.
The overall setting is somber, it is relatively violent, there is a lot of room given for the personal development of our characters, there is social criticism, great acting, and powerful sound design.
My only criticism is that secondary characters could have given more screen-time to act out their emotional curve, as there performances were really strong.
I strongly recommend this to anyone that loves European film and/or true crime pieces.
Easily an eight!
It is a crafty film that takes you on a suspenseful trip with moments of well-placed humor.
The Iranian setting is somewhat overdramatized, but I believe that works for the film, rather than against it.
The important note here is that the true Spider Killer received very little to no support from the Iranian society.
The overall setting is somber, it is relatively violent, there is a lot of room given for the personal development of our characters, there is social criticism, great acting, and powerful sound design.
My only criticism is that secondary characters could have given more screen-time to act out their emotional curve, as there performances were really strong.
I strongly recommend this to anyone that loves European film and/or true crime pieces.
Easily an eight!
With the seamless performances of the cast the Holy Spider takes a radical look at the social trends, culture, policing and religion. When the story considered the mood is not that of Hollywood style. It's rawness is what induces the nauseating effect of heinous crimes we see a bored mental patient commits. Visuals are sharp and precise. The cinematic take is powerful enough to make anyone reconsider their notions about underprivileged. The political read is extremely well-done. It shows how Saeed becomes a vessel for his society's hate. Description on societal nativity is excellent. Holy Spider is a different way of looking at the known ugliness.
The events that inspired this story made international news. I suspect some of what is on the screen actually happened.
A serial killer is strangling the junkies who work as prostitutes in the holy city. This is controversial, inducing terror and mistrust. No one wants to be killed or suspected, though some openly praise this illegal activity. A very determined journalist comes to town to investigate. We accompany the journalist and meet many characters whose words and actions inform us about the situation. We also learn pretty quickly exactly who is doing the killing by closely following along for some shocking incidents. Who and how is revealed, along with an uncomfortable social context. Much of the movie is an intimate visit with the journalist and the killer whose activities are being investigated, and the suspense increases. After a while the audience is led to suspect that the civil and clerical authorities might be okay with wholesale murder, under certain circumstances, and the journalist will not stop, taking crazy chances.
The artistry is first class throughout. The way all of this is presented makes us feel closer to every character, so we can better consider how we are the same or different, in our social context. Dangerously determined journalist versus homicidal maniac has been done before but this movie is exceptionally good and most entertaining.
A serial killer is strangling the junkies who work as prostitutes in the holy city. This is controversial, inducing terror and mistrust. No one wants to be killed or suspected, though some openly praise this illegal activity. A very determined journalist comes to town to investigate. We accompany the journalist and meet many characters whose words and actions inform us about the situation. We also learn pretty quickly exactly who is doing the killing by closely following along for some shocking incidents. Who and how is revealed, along with an uncomfortable social context. Much of the movie is an intimate visit with the journalist and the killer whose activities are being investigated, and the suspense increases. After a while the audience is led to suspect that the civil and clerical authorities might be okay with wholesale murder, under certain circumstances, and the journalist will not stop, taking crazy chances.
The artistry is first class throughout. The way all of this is presented makes us feel closer to every character, so we can better consider how we are the same or different, in our social context. Dangerously determined journalist versus homicidal maniac has been done before but this movie is exceptionally good and most entertaining.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesA few days after Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in this film, Iranian officials accused the Iranian-born actress and the movie's Danish-Iranian director, Ali Abbasi, of "blasphemy." Some have even gone further, calling for their executions. The Iranian Organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, released a statement calling the film "shameless obscenity," adding that it was "the product of the twisted mind of an Iranian-Danish man", and condemning the Cannes Festival for awarding the film the Best Actress award, calling it "an insulting and politically-motivated move". Ebrahimi also told CNN that she had received around 200 threats after the award ceremony at Cannes. The director of 'Holy Spider' and others involved in making this film have also received similar threats.
- GaffesIn the first scene of Rahimi and Sharifi together, style of Sharifi's sleeves repeatedly changes in different shots.
- Crédits fousThe title card shows up 11 minutes into the movie.
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Sites officiels
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Araña sagrada
- Lieux de tournage
- Jordanie(as Iran)
- Sociétés de production
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Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 307 188 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 16 376 $US
- 30 oct. 2022
- Montant brut mondial
- 1 706 583 $US
- Durée1 heure 58 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 2.39 : 1
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