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  Cannes Report Day 9: Guillermo Del Toro Tells Cannes to Not Be Shy About Streamers: ‘Break the Machine From the Inside’

  Plus, Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider” acquired by Utopia, and Mads Mikkelsen will reunite with “A Royal Affair” director

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  Ali Abbasi’s Thriller ‘Holy Spider’ Acquired by Utopia After Cannes Premiere

  Iranian film that's inspired by true story of a 2001 serial killer premiered in the main competition on Sunday

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  Utopia Takes U.S. Rights to Ali Abbasi’s Iranian Serial Killer Thriller ‘Holy Spider’

  Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi’s boundary-pushing serial killer thriller “Holy Spider has been acquired by U.S. sales and distribution company Utopia for North America. Based on a real Iranian crime case, “Holy Spider” – which made a major splash when it premiered in the Cannes competition on Sunday – is about a family man named Saeed […]

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  Anatomy Of A Cannes Deal: How Upstart North American Buyer Utopia Beat Out Bigger Rivals To Land Ali Abbasi’s Bracing Cannes Competition Film ‘Holy Spider’

  EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has finalized its North American deal for Cannes Competition pic Holy Spider, the noir thriller from Danish-Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi. We told you the deal was all but there a couple of days ago. Based on a horrific true story, the film follows female journalist Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), who travels to the Iranian […]

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