Holy Spider
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
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Top Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Rahimi
Mehdi Bajestani
Saeed
Arash Ashtiani
Sharifi
Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Fatima
Sina Parvaneh
Rostami
Nima Akbarpour
Judge
Sara Fazilat
Zinab
Alice Rahimi
Somayeh
Ali Nazarian
Lawyer
Sima Seyed
Saeed's Mother
Firouz Ageli
Hagi
Farhad Faghih Habibi
Prosecutor
Mesbah Taleb
Ali
Ariane Naziri
Soghra
Majd Eid
Photographer
Sohaib Qishta
Gholam
Maryam Taleb
Khadijeh
Salma Alabed
Zahra
Diana Al Hussen
Somayeh's Daughter
Soraya Helly
Zari Khanum
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