text: A director from this country used images of spiders in an adaptation of a Jose Saramago story, the first of his collaborations with an actor who played “Detective Loki” in a later film.
full_question: A director from this country used images of spiders in an adaptation of a Jose Saramago story, the first of his collaborations with an actor who played “Detective Loki” in a later film. Another director from this country remarked that a 2007 film of his had “no gun violence, but knife violence” in response to criticism received at its film festival debut. The lead actor in that film from this country also starred in a 2005 film adaptation of an American graphic novel about a cafe owner who kills a robber. A popular exploding head animation originated in a film from this country, known for being the home of a director who made “body horror” films such as The Brood and Videodrome. A Best Picture-nominated film from this country adapted a Ted Chiang story about a linguist who attempts to translate the language of Heptapods, titled Arrival. For ten points, name this nation that is the home of David Cronenberg and Denis Villeneuve.
first_sentence: A director from this country used images of spiders in an adaptation of a Jose Saramago story, the first of his collaborations with an actor who played “Detective Loki” in a later film.