Holy Spider (2022)
Eine Reihe von unaufgeklärten Morden an Prostituierten hält die Heilige Stadt Maschhad im Nordosten des Iran in Atem: „Spinnenmörder“ nennen sie den Serienkiller, der von sich glaubt, die Arbeit Gottes zu verrichten, indem er die Straßen vom Dreck befreit. Die Journalistin Rahimi wird von ihrer Zeitung geschickt, dem Fall nachzugehen – und bekommt als Frau in einer von Männern dominierten Welt ein Hindernis nach dem anderen in den Weg gelegt. Doch Rahimi gibt ihre Suche nach der Wahrheit nicht einfach auf. Während die Behörden tatenlos zusehen, wie der Mörder ein Opfer nach dem anderen in sein Netz lockt, kommt sie dem Täter immer näher. Entsetzt muss sie feststellen, dass er von vielen Menschen in der Stadt als Held gefeiert wird und seine Verurteilung mehr als ungewiss scheint.
Der Regisseur: Ali Abbasi
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زر امیرابراهیمی as Rahimi |
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مهدی بجستانی as Saeed |
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Arash Ashtiani as Sharifi |
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Forouzan Jamshidnejad as Fatima |
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Sina Parvaneh as Rostami |
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Nima Akbarpour as Judge |
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Sara Fazilat as Zinab |
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Alice Rahimi as Somayeh |
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Ali Nazarian as Lawyer |
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Sima Seyed as Saeed's Mother |
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Firouz Ageli as Hagi |
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Farhad Faghih Habibi as Prosecutor |
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Mesbah Taleb as Ali |
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Ariane Naziri as Soghra |
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Majd Eid as Photographer |
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Sohaib Qishta as Gholam |
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Maryam Taleb as Khadijeh |
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Salma Alabed as Zahra |
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Diana Al Hussen as Somayeh's Daughter |
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Soraya Helly as Zari Khanum |
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Hazem Elian as Taxi Driver |
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Marie Jo Khojandi as Old Prostitute |
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Haidar Qaraeen as Old Man at Bakery #1 |
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Jawdat Saleh as Old Man at Bakery #2 |
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Jeries Al Nahas as Sandwich Shop Owner |
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Laze Manaskov as Man on Motorcycle |
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Serwan Kareem as Police Officer #1 |
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Mohammad Khasawneh as Police Officer #2 |
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Hussam Al Mohisen as Forensic Expert |
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Foad Hameed as Farmer |
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Dilarom Khushvakhtovna as Older Lady |
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Omar Alashoush as Boy in Shanty Town |
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Hamid Reza Javdan as Agha Rasul |
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Anwar Kethia as Kiosk Owner |
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Vali Jokar as Agha Jan |
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Zaha'a Nessan as Officer #1 |
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Amir Habeeb as Officer #2 |
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Mohammad Aljbore as Grocery Shop Owner |
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Lyandro Gethya 'Lulu' as Customer |
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Mohammad Rateb as Thin Man |
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Ahmad Rehyaneh as Somayeh's Father |
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Rokhshana Breshna Bahar as Somayeh's Mother |
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Baboka Zaki as Soldier |
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Wael Baghdadi as Executioner |
| Art | Lina Nordqvist | Set Designer |
| Sound | Rasmus Winther Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Olivia Neergaard-Holm | Editor |
| Production | Mathias Schwerbrock | Line Producer |
| Production | Anna Warfvinge | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Julien Naudin | Foley Artist |
| Production | Ditte Milsted | Executive Producer |
| Art | Lina Nordqvist | Production Design |
| Sound | Gregor Bonse | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Payam Hosseinian | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Ghislain | Foley Mixer |
| Production | Birsin Colakoglu | Line Producer |
| Production | Eva Åkergren | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Tarik Afifi | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Tareq Shuqom | Assistant Production Manager |
| Writing | Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Writer |
| Production | Daniela Ramin | Line Producer |
| Production | Christina Jæger | Post Producer |
| Camera | Axel Stock | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | René Lay | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Ali Abbasi | Writer |
| Production | Sol Bondy | Producer |
| Directing | Ali Abbasi | Director |
| Production | Jacob Jarek | Producer |
| Camera | Nadim Carlsen | Director of Photography |
| Production | زر امیرابراهیمی | Associate Producer |
| Production | زر امیرابراهیمی | Casting Director |
| Production | Ali Abbasi | Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Wunsch | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
| Production | Peter Possne | Co-Producer |
| Production | Vincent Maraval | Co-Producer |
| Production | Pascal Caucheteux | Co-Producer |
| Production | Grégoire Sorlat | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rémi Burah | Co-Producer |
| Production | Holger Stern | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alexander Bohr | Associate Producer |
| Production | Barbara Häbe | Associate Producer |
| Production | Christoph Lange | Associate Producer |
| Production | Urte Fink | Line Producer |
| Production | Rula Nasser | Line Producer |
| Crew | Simone Lund-Jensen | Production Controller |
| Production | Raya Aburub | Production Manager |
| Production | Lina Al Haj | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tammim Hannon | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Azza Hourani | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ahmad Khomakho | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Farah Al-Majali | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jonas Wagner | Story Supervisor |
| Art | Anas Balawi | Art Direction |
| Art | Jamal Odeh | Property Master |
| Art | Abdol Hamid | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Taha Al Radaideh | Set Dresser |
| Art | Ibrahim Gaisi | Set Dresser |
| Art | Abdullah Rahhal | Property Buyer |
| Art | Mahmoud Hamzawi | Swing |
| Art | Hisham Tayem | Swing |
| Crew | Yousef Mahasneh | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Mahdi Jahangir | Graphic Designer |
| Art | John Rang-Schmidt | Assistant Production Design |
| Writing | Sune Elskær | Storyboard |
| Camera | Axel Stock | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Zaid Kanaan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Mohannad Khamrah | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Senan Khatib | Drone Operator |
| Sound | Georg Hackenberg | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Niemeyer | Boom Operator |
| Production | Urte Amelie Fink | Line Producer |
| Production | Fred Burle | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Martin Dirkov | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanadi Khurma | Costume Design |