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Holy Spider
2022
· Movie
· 118 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1606
- IMDb #1593
- Metacritic #2006
- Letterboxd #1460
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1853
- Metacritic Critics #1851
+4 more
- Metacritic Audience #2409
- Kinopoisk #2687
- AlloCiné #729
- Trakt #1898
Every rating
66–82
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 82.
See the most agreed on films →A female journalist travels to the Iranian city of Mashhad to investigate a series of murders targeting sex workers. The local authorities display little interest, forcing her to navigate a hostile environment as she tracks a killer who believes he is on a divine mission. The film delves into the city's underbelly and the peril faced by those who challenge societal complacency. The journalist's search for truth becomes a fight against systemic indifference and violence.
Details
- Director
- Ali Abbasi
- Writers
- Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Ali Abbasi
- Released
- 13 July 2022
- Country
- Denmark, Jordan, France, Germany, Sweden
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $1.3M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (44) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →2 major awards won · 16 wins from 40 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Variety & Golden Globe 's Breakthrough Artist Awards 2023 | Breakthrough Award | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2022 | Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2022 | Palme d'Or | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2023 | Best International Film | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Bodil Awards 2023 | Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Nominee |
| Bodil Awards 2023 | Best Screenplay | Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Winner |
| Bodil Awards 2023 | Best Danish Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Bodil Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Mehdi Bajestani | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Variety & Golden Globe 's Breakthrough Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Award | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
Robert Awards
16 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Arash Ashtiani | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Nadim Carlsen | Winner |
| Best Danish Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Winner |
| Best Director | Ali Abbasi | Winner |
| Best Editing | Olivia Neergaard-Holm and Hayedeh Safiyari | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Lina Nordqvist | Winner |
| Best Score | Martin Dirkov | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Rasmus Winther Jensen | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Peter Hjorth | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mehdi Bajestani | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Alice Rahimi | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Forouzan Jamshidnejad | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Hanadi Khurma | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Farah Jadaane | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Winner |
| Best Actor | Mehdi Bajestani | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Nominee |
| Best Danish Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Seville European Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Winner |
| Golden Giraldillo | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Fantastic Fest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Ali Abbasi | Winner |
European Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Nominee |
German Film Award
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Mehdi Bajestani | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
| Best Fiction Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Holy Spider | Nominee |
Miskolc International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Emeric Pressburger Prize | Holy Spider | Nominee |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination
| Fiction Feature | Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – International | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Jacob Jarek, Sol Bondy, Ali Abbasi | Nominee |