Synopsis
عنکبوت مقدس
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.
Audience Engagement
242 audience reviews — more than 97% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among Other Asia films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Holy Spider. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in Other Asia
28 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Holy Spider itself).
The 2021–2023 Other Asia Window
Holy Spider holds position #11 of 51 Other Asia films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Other Asia, 79 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Holy Spider premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Other Asia films in 2022.
The 531st Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Holy Spider, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- religion · 25
- journalist · 17
- based on true story · 98
- investigation · 45
- serial killer · 42
- prostitute · 39
- iran · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #93 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Crime productions specifically: #6 of 42 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Profile Pictures, One Two Films, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions, Film i Väst |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | July 13, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt18550140 |
| Official Site | www.holyspider.com |