Holy Spider
Female journalist Rahimi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero.
Critic Reviews:
- " Holy Spider is an unsettling, impactful analysis on how misogyny and gender-based violence outlast the actions of one man due to environments and attitudes that allow it to persevere. " – Jillian Chilingerian (Oscars Central)
- " Even though Holy Spider is based on true events, so you may already know what happened, this is so suspenseful that it set my heart pounding throughout. " – Alexa Dalby (Dog and Wolf)
- " [A] riveting, true-crime serial killer thriller. " – Tom Meek (Cambridge Day)