Director
Ali Abbasi
Born January 1, 1981 in Tehran, Iran8 films
Ali Abbasi (Persian: علی عباسی, born 1981) is an Iranian-Swedish-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"". He has received various accolades, including an Un Certain Regard award, four Robert Awards, and a German Film Award, nominations for seven European Film Awards, a Goya Award, and two Guldbagge Awards. Abbasi attended Tehran Polytechnic until 2002, when he emigrated to Sweden to study architecture at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. After earning his bachelor of arts in 2007, he enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark, earning a degree in 2011 with the short film "M for Markus".
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First watchHoly Spider20227.3A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
8 films as director- TBAHamletDirector
- 2024The ApprenticeDirector
- 2022Holy SpiderDirector
- 2018BorderDirector
- 2016ShelleyDirector
- 2011M for MarkusDirector
- 2010I mørket er lysetDirector
- 2008Officer Relaxing After DutyDirector