Ali Abbasi on Holy Spider

Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi (Gräns) filmed in Jordan the thriller Holy Spider, about a serial killer who killed 16 prostitutes in the holy Iranian city of Mashad in 2001. We spoke to the director at the Cannes Film Festival: "It had a big impact on me. I knew I just had to do something other than play tennis three times a week.'
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[@marcopelaezfernandez4573]

Im starting to be fascinated by this guy. I watched Borders and Holy Spider and I felt in loved with his work. Cant wait to watch his next movie about Donald Trump.

[@jazzman7320]

He is a young master, for sure.

[@ctwatcher]

Tell him to prepare of the film we're making of all his sicko baby drinking pals, he'll have a little part in it. Because we cannes!