Unconventional thriller based on a true story
A story about Iran's serial killer "the spider killer. Journalist Rahimi(Zar Amir Ebrahimi) arrives in Mashhad, Iran's holiest city. Here she sets out to investigate a series of murders of prostitutes, considered sinful. She soon discovers that, as a woman, she must know her place. As the killer creates new victims, Rahimi takes ever greater risks to still find out the identity of the "spider killer.
Award-winning director Ali Abbasi(Gräns) convincingly manages to combine suspenseful drama with insight into Iranian society and the position of women.
