Shayda, 2023. Written and Directed by Noora Niasari. Starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Mojean Aria, Selina Zahednia, Rina Mousavi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Bev Killick, Eve Morey, Jillian Nguyen, Jerome Meyer, Rina Mousavi, Hannah Moore, Nicole Gulasekharam, Luka Sero, Catherine Glavicic, and Shayan Askari. SYNOPSIS: A young Iranian mother and her […]
Movie Review – Holy Spider (2022)
Holy Spider, 2022. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour, Sara Fazilat, Alice Rahimi, Ali Nazarian, Sima Seyed, Firouz Ageli, Farhad Faghih Habibi, Mesbah Taleb, Ariane Naziri, M. Ali Nazarian, and Majd Eid. SYNOPSIS: A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian […]
Iranian serial killer thriller Holy Spider gets a UK trailer and poster
Ahead of its UK release this January, a trailer, poster and images have been released for director Ali Abbasi’s acclaimed crime thriller Holy Spider. The film follows journalist (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) as she investigates the murders of sex workers at the hands of a serial killer (Mehdi Bajestani) who believes he is on a divine […]
There’s a serial killer on the streets of Iran in trailer for critically acclaimed drama Holy Spider
Entered as Denmark’s official submission for the 95th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category, and featuring a performance from Zar Amir Ebrahimi that won Best Actress at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider tells the true story of a serial killer who murdered 16 women in 90s Iran, and […]
