“Holy Spider” in foreign media / Western bias from event to media
Fars News Agency – Cinema Group – Alireza Sepahvand: The support of the Western world for the weak and infamous film “Holy Spider” is one of the examples of the cultural confrontation of global arrogance with the glorious Islamic Revolution of Iran. Because it is clear to everyone that cinema is born in the West and no one can distinguish good film from bad as much as Westerners themselves, and they know very well how “Holy Spider” is in terms of structure, script, acting, directing and filming, and almost He said that in all pillars of creation, a cinematic work has a level and has huge flaws and weaknesses. Now we see that the same Westerners cover the film with all its weaknesses and present it with one of the main awards at festivals like Cannes, and at the so-called “ovation” ceremony, they shake hands for 7 minutes for a film that, if it is politicized. Absence was not accepted even at the lowest prestigious local festivals. A film that, despite all its weaknesses, insulted every single nation of its country, insulted the feelings, emotions and religious beliefs of the Iranian people, and was again encouraged and won by the same Westerners, despite the slightest merit.
The same political-political approach has followed the media, and many leading media outlets, including the world’s non-media, have reacted to this film and this event. Each of them made this film due to their political and sometimes cultural and media bias. In the following, we take a look at some of the more well-known media, and of course, in this report, we have tried to include different media from the perspective of political, regional and geographical perspectives for the diversity of views, which is presented to you:
At Cannes 2022, Iran Holy Spider raises unholy smoke in theater and outside
(Headline) Iran’s “Holy Spider” in Cannes 2022 raised unholy smoke in and out of the theater
A bunch of women put up a protest at the premiere of Iran Holy Spider at Cannes Film Festival.
A group of women demonstrated at the first screening of Iran’s sacred spider at the Cannes Film Festival.
It could not have been a coincidence for a group of feminists to have chosen the screening of Holy Spider on Sunday at Cannes Film Festival for their protest against feminicides. They gathered on the famed red carpet releasing smoke from handheld devices. There were a dozen of them dressed in formal attire keeping in mind the Festival’s dress regulations – without which they might not have been able to breach the strict security barrier around the Grand Theater Lumiere, where Holy Spider was all set to play. The demonstrators held a long scroll with the names of 129 women who had been murdered in France since Cannes 2021.
It could not be a coincidence that a group of feminists chose to screen “Holy Spider” on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival because of their protest against genocide. They gathered on the famous red carpet and spewed smoke out of what they had. Dozens of them wore formal attire and followed the festival dress code – without which they might not have been able to escape through the tight security barrier around the Lumière Theater, where the “Holy Spider” was to be screened. The demonstrators held a long scroll with the names of 129 women who had been killed in France since Cannes 2021.
Cannes 2022 appears like the year of Iranian cinema: Oscar-winning helmer Asghar Farhadi is on the main jury, and he has come with a smoke of plagiarism around his A Hero.
Cannes 2022 looks like the year of Iranian cinema: Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi is on the main jury (Cannes). He is facing charges of plagiarism (script) for his new film “Hero”.
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With ‘Holy Spider’ at Cannes 2022, Here Are 7 Other Iranian Films to Watch
(Headline) With “Holy Spider” in Cannes 2022, here are 7 other Iranian movies to watch
Iranian film ‘Holy Spider’ shook the Cannes Film Festival. Here are other Iranian films which made a similar impact
The Iranian film “Holy Spider” shook the Cannes Film Festival. Here you can see other Iranian films that had a similar effect.
(Reuters)
Ali Abbasi introduces ‘Persian noir’ to Cannes with ‘Holy Spider’
Ali Abbasi entered “Persian Noir” (Black Cinema Genre!) With “Holy Spider”.
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) – Iranian director Ali Abbasi premiered “Holy Spider” at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, the tale of a serial killer in the holy city of Mashhad – based on a true story – dubbing the genre “Persian noir” .
Paris, May 22 (Reuters) – Iranian director Ali Abbasi screened “Holy Spider” at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, telling the story of a serial killer in the holy city of Mashhad based on a true story, introducing the Persian Noir genre. Black cinema genre!)
The movie shows a society that is unforgiving to those who deviate from its religious rules. When the real life “spider killer” was caught in 2001, he found support for his argument that he was stamping out what he called moral corruption, although he was convicted and executed the following year.
This film shows a society that is unforgivable to those who deviate from their religious precepts. When the real “spider killer” was arrested in 2001, he backed up his argument by claiming that he was destroying what he called immorality, but he was convicted and executed the following year.
Iran rejects Cannes movie award as ‘biased, political’
Iran rejects Cannes Film Award
Iran on Monday rejected as “biased and political” last week’s award at Cannes for a film about a serial killer who targeted sex workers in an Iranian Shiite shrine city. Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for her performance in the film “Holy Spider”, directed by Danish-Iranian Ali Abbassi.
Iran on Monday rejected last week’s Cannes Film Festival Award for a film about a serial killer who targeted sex workers at an Iranian Shiite shrine. Zar Amir Ebrahimi, an Iranian, won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for her role in the film “Holy Spider” directed by Danish-Iranian Ali Abbasi.
Cannes: Mubi Acquires Ali Abbasi’s ‘Holy Spider’ for UK, Ireland, Latin America, Malaysia (Exclusive)
Now: Mobi (Global Movie Distribution and Distribution Company) has acquired the rights to release Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider” for distribution in Britain, Ireland, Latin America and Malaysia (Exclusive)
The serial killer thriller, an official competition entry, caused shock in Cannes due to its graphic sex and violence.
(Holy Spider) An exciting film about a serial killer, the official entrance to the Cannes section, shocked the Cannes Film Festival due to sex and visual violence.
‘Holy Spider’ director Ali Abbasi: “We did not do it as an activist work but it takes up the themes”
Ali Abbasi, the director of “Holy Spider”, said: “We did not do this as an activist (against gender discrimination), but the topics themselves included this case.”
Holy Spider’s red carpet on Sunday was disrupted by a group of feminists dressed in black protesting against feminicide linked the film Feminist Riposte, in Cannes as a Special Screening and sold by Wild Bunch International.
The red carpet of the Holy Spider on Sunday was protested by a group of black-clad feminists in protest of the murder and linking the “feminist confrontation” with the “Holy Spider” film, which had a special screening in Cannes. A feminist called Wild Bunch International was disrupted.
Iran rejects Cannes movie award as ‘biased, political’
Iran called the Cannes Film Award a biased and political stance
Iran on May 30 rejected as “biased and political” last week’s award at Cannes for a film about a serial killer who targeted sex workers in an Iranian Shiite shrine city.
Iran rejected last week’s Cannes Film Festival Award for a film about a serial killer who targeted sex workers at an Iranian Shiite shrine.
The movie, which was shot in Jordan, shows Iran second-largest city with its spider-like network of streets leading to the shrine.
Its star Ebrahimi began her career in Iran, but it was derailed when a sex tape was leaked online in 2006 allegedly of her and her boyfriend.
Filmed in Jordan, the film shows Iran’s second largest city with spider webs from the streets leading to the shrine.
Ebrahimi, the film’s lead actor, began his career in Iran, but in 2006 a sex tape was leaked from him and his boyfriend, disrupting his life.
(Saudi Arabia)
Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi wins best actress at Cannes
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, an Iranian, won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
Holy Spider drew several strong reviews in Cannes, with The Hollywood Reporter saying it was “equal parts gripping and disturbing.
The “Holy Spider” was criticized in Cannes, and the Hollywood Reporter said it had some interesting and annoying parts.
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‘Holy Spider’ Review: Ali Abbasi’s Iranian True Crime Procedural Underwhelms
Review of the film Holy Spider: Ali Abbasi’s film based on the true story is disappointing!
Iran rejects Cannes movie award as ‘biased, political’
Iran called the Cannes Film Award a biased and political stance
The Cinema Organization of Iran, affiliated with the culture ministry, lashed out at the decision, accusing the festival of “committing a biased and political act by praising a false and disgusting film”.
Criticizing the decision, the Iranian Cinema Organization affiliated with the Ministry of Culture accused the festival of “committing a biased and political act by praising a fake film.”
The film presents “a distorted image of Iranian society and openly insults the beliefs of Shiites”, the organization said in an official statement.
The organization said in an official statement: “This film presents a distorted image of Iranian society and openly insults Shiite beliefs.”
Examining the Western media and summarizing the published material, it can be concluded that: In none of the written reviews has any renowned critic defended the cinematic and artistic structure and quality of the film, and even called it a weak and disappointing film. Hence, most of the critiques and opinions are focused on the hypertext and the themes of the film. That is, the same propaganda and political approaches that the film has followed.
In general, what emerges from the critiques and writings published in the foreign media is based on the idea that, like other sectors on which the West has thrown its umbrella, the majority of the mass media is still dominated by the West and is a propaganda and political machine. The system of domination consists of different parts of which the media is one of the main tools and the tip of the arrow, in a simpler sense, they support any issue or subject they want to support with all available tools and advance their goals.
Regarding this issue, the film “Holy Spider”, although it received a very low rating from the critics’ point of view and is considered a weak, propagandistic film by experts, but the goal of the Westerners was to be hostile to the Islamic Republic of Iran and magnified it at Cannes. Behind it, in the sphere of their media, they praise and applaud this well-known film and encourage it. However, the Western scenario has become obsolete and it has become clear to everyone that Westerners only support films about Iran that portray blackness and misery, and that a film with Iranian themes is proud and that its achievements in any Western cinematic event have no place in the Arab world.
Finally, the Cannes Film Festival, which had previously been a full-fledged artistic event, has clearly taken on a propaganda tendency and has hosted such a film with an extremely superficial structure, hand-wringing, with slogans of big and sharp flowers against Iran and Iranian culture. A film whose sole purpose was to present a distorted and destructive image of Islamic Iranian society.
In the final analysis, what can be deduced from the published texts is that “cinema” in the West has become a tool for explaining the foreign policy of the great powers and acts as a trumpet with which it conveys its lies to the world and many other things. They justify it in accordance with their interests, so the politicization of Western film awards and festivals is obvious, and no fair person can be found who doubts the politicization of these awards.
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