The Apprentice, 2024. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Emily Mitchell, Martin Donovan, Patch Darragh, Stuart Hughes, Eoin Duffy, Chloe Madison, Ben Sullivan, Mark Rendall, Joe Pingue, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick, Jim Monaco, Bruce Beaton, Ian D. Clark, Valerie O’Connor, James Madge, Ron Lea, Edie Inksetter, Jai Jai Jones, Tom […]
Sebastian Stan is Donald Trump in trailer for The Apprentice
Studiocanal has unveiled the first trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. Written by Gabriel Sherman, the film follows Sebastian Stan’s Donald Trump and his rise to fame as he learns from influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn, played by Succession‘s Jeremy Strong. The Apprentice also stars Maria Bakalova as […]
Movie Review – Holy Spider (2022)
Holy Spider, 2022. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour, Sara Fazilat, Alice Rahimi, Ali Nazarian, Sima Seyed, Firouz Ageli, Farhad Faghih Habibi, Mesbah Taleb, Ariane Naziri, M. Ali Nazarian, and Majd Eid. SYNOPSIS: A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian […]
Iranian serial killer thriller Holy Spider gets a UK trailer and poster
Ahead of its UK release this January, a trailer, poster and images have been released for director Ali Abbasi’s acclaimed crime thriller Holy Spider. The film follows journalist (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) as she investigates the murders of sex workers at the hands of a serial killer (Mehdi Bajestani) who believes he is on a divine […]
There’s a serial killer on the streets of Iran in trailer for critically acclaimed drama Holy Spider
Entered as Denmark’s official submission for the 95th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category, and featuring a performance from Zar Amir Ebrahimi that won Best Actress at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider tells the true story of a serial killer who murdered 16 women in 90s Iran, and […]
HBO’s The Last of Us series taps Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi to direct
With HBO and PlayStation Production set to begin filming their television adaptation of the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us in July, the series has added two additional directors. According to Variety, directors Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi have both been tapped to helm episodes of The Last of Us while the previously announced Kantemir Balagov […]
Movie Review – Border (2018)
Border, 2018. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson and Sten Ljunggren. SYNOPSIS: A border guard with an unusual ability to smell when people are guilty is drawn into investigating a child pornography ring, while she also meets someone who may share her gifts. Imagine The Shape of Water, but nastier […]
Beyond Fest 2018 Review – Border
Border, 2018. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Ann Petrén, Sten Ljunggren, Kjell Wilhelmsen, and Matti Boustedt. SYNOPSIS: A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation, which will call into question her entire existence. Border opens with Tina, […]
