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And Along Came a Spider

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Women · Crime/Violence · Human Rights  

  • CountryIran
  • Production Year2002
  • Running Time52min
Program Note
This documentary tells the appalling tale of sixteen prostitutes murdered in the city of Mashad. These ‘Spider Killings’ were committed by a 39-year-old man, who believed that his acts were righteous. He insisted that prostitutes were leeches, less than pigs or cows, and that he is the executioner of God’s will. Revolving around a prison interview with the murderer, the film examines the lives of the victims: A husband who forces his wife to become a sex worker, a prostitute who knows nothing about AIDS, and a child of a dead prostitute. Although one might claim that the film is too sensational, the subject matter is so overwhelming that such arguments become meaningless. The murder’s mother, wife, and son all claim his innocence, and he claims himself to be an anti-prostitution activist. (Nam Dong-chul)
Director
Maziar Bahari
Born in Tehran in 1967, Maziar Bahari studied film and political science at Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal. Since graduation in 1993, he has worked for a number of organizations, broadcasters, newspapers and magazines including Newsweek, BBC, and UNICEF. In 1995, he made <b>The Voyage of Saint Louis</b> and thereafter made nine short films for UNICEF about children ′ s rights in 1998.
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Credit
  • Director Maziar Bahari 마지하르 바하리
  • Producer Maziar BAHARI (마지하르 바하리)
  • Screenplay Maziar Bahari
  • Cinematography Maziar Bahari
  • Editor Maziar Bahari
  • Music Payman Yazdanian
  • Production Company Off-Centre Productions
    15 Nader St., Vali Asr Ave. Tehran 15116 Iran

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