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Ali 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.
Ali Abbasi is a filmmaker born in Tehran, Iran in 1981. He is known for his movies Border, Holy Spider and Shelley, as well as the TV series The Last of Us.
- January 1, 1
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- Tehran, Iran
For 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.
Nov 12, 2018 · The Iranian-born Swedish director of Border and Shelley shares his personal list of the greatest films ever made, from Pasolini to Lynch. He explains why he admires their beauty, politics, formalism, and hypnosis.
May 19, 2022 · The director of 'Border' and 'Holy Spider' talks about his Cannes competition entry, based on a true story of a notorious serial killer and a female journalist. He explores the themes of alienation, misogyny and censorship in Iranian society.
Mar 10, 2023 · The Iranian Danish director talks about his latest film, based on a true crime story, and the challenges of making cinema in Iran. He criticises the censorship and complicity of some Iranian filmmakers and praises the courage of the feminist protesters.
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May 20, 2022 · Cannes: Ali Abassi on His “Persian Noir” ‘Holy Spider’. The director of the Oscar-nominated 'Border' is in the Cannes competition lineup with a story of a serial killer determined to "cleanse"...
