Person profile
Ali Abbasi
Woke Score
19/ 100
Lower is better
5 personal • 44 work
- Published titles
- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- May 28, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 1574550
Creator Context
Summary
Iranian-Swedish director whose film *Holy Spider* sharply critiques religious patriarchy, misogyny, and theocratic structures in Iran for enabling violence against women. *Border* explores outsider identity and otherness. Public statements criticize censorship and complicit storytelling under oppressive regimes.
Known Work
