Ali Abbasi (director) - Wikipedia
WEBAli Abbasi (Persian: علی عباسی, born 1981) is an Iranian-Danish filmmaker. He is known for his films Shelley (2016), Border (2018), Holy Spider (2022), and The Apprentice (2024). Abbasi also directed the last two episodes of the first season of the series The Last of Us.
Holy Spider: Ali Abbasi Interview About Controversial ... - IndieWire
WEBMay 19, 2022 · Cannes: Ali Abbasi's movie about a notorious Iranian serial killer is a risky undertaking, but one its director told IndieWire he had been thinking about for years.
Ali Abbasi, Ana Lily Amirpour Talk 'Holy Spider' - Variety
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Iranian diaspora directors Ali Abbasi and Ana Lily Amirpour have keenly followed the wave of protests sparked in Iran by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for allegedly wearing a loose hijab.
‘Holy Spider’: Ali Abbasi & Zar Amir-Ebrahimi Interview - Deadline
WEBDec 3, 2022 · Ali Abbasi said he couldn’t have imagined Holy Spider would be launched into a world where Iran is experiencing what he describes as a “revolution.”
Ali Abbasi Says Cannes Shocker ‘Holy Spider’ Is Not ... - Variety
WEBMay 23, 2022 · Ali Abbasi Says Cannes Shocker ‘Holy Spider’ Is Not Controversial, Despite Graphic Violence and Nudity. Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi insists that his Cannes competition film “ Holy ...
Ali Abbasi introduces ‘Persian noir’ to Cannes with 'Holy Spider'
WEBMay 22, 2022 · Iranian director Ali Abbasi premiered “Holy Spider” at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, the tale of a serial killer in the holy city Mashhad — based on a true story — dubbing the genre...
For Iranian Filmmaker Ali Abbasi, Making 'Holy Spider' Was a …
WEBFor filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who was studying as a student in Tehran at the time of the killings, the story became the basis of a project that he would spend the next 20 years working to get made. That film, Holy Spider, untangles the Spider Killer murders and the man, Saeed Hanaei, behind them.
'Holy Spider' Cannes Review: An Iranian Serial Killer Tale
WEBMay 22, 2022 · 'Border' writer-director Ali Abbasi’s third feature tells the true story of Saeed "Spider Killer" Hanaei, who preyed on women in Iran at the start of the 21st century.
Utopia Takes U.S. Rights to Ali Abbasi's Thriller 'Holy Spider'
WEBMay 25, 2022 · Utopia has taken North American rights to Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi's buzzed-about Cannes competition thriller 'Holy Spider.'
'Holy Spider': First Trailer For Ali Abbasi’s Cannes ... - Deadline
WEBSeptember 28, 2022 8:00am. EXCLUSIVE: New York indie sales and distribution firm Utopia acquired North American rights to Ali Abbasi’s third feature, Holy Spider, following its bow in...