Holy Spider (18)

Worthing Film Club

Holy Spider (18)

Location:

Connaught Cinema

Tickets:

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Age Guidance:

18 - See more about BBFC ratings here.

Director:

Ali Abbasi

Top Billed Cast:

Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi

Duration:

137 minutes (Inc. adverts and trailers).

  • Description

Thriller based on the true story of a serial killer

Presented by Worthing Film Club

Female journalist Rahimi 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 16 women between 2000 and 2001.

★★★★ An intense and gripping dramatization Total Film
★★★★★ It’s profoundly compelling, expertly made, and quite intentionally horrifying The Telegraph
★★★★★ It’s a cracking, effective thriller, powered by uneasiness The Irish Times

BBFC Insight: strong violence, sexual violence
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