What Happened in “Holy Spider?”

Award-winning film inspired by femicidal maniac in Iran

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won Best Actress at Cannes for her role in the film. Photo found on this review in the Evening Standard

Holy Spider tells the story of a serial killer targeting sex workers in Iran and the female journalist trying to stop him. It’s inspired by real events from 2000–2001, when a family man murdered 16 prostitutes in the holy city of Mashhad and won some support in the community after his capture.