In Cannes' 'Holy Spider,' a Serial Killer Murders Prostitutes in Iran — and the Country Supports Him - The Daily Beast

The latest from filmmaker Ali Abbasi, premiering in Cannes, sees a journalist track down a man killing prostitutes in Iran. It’s guilty of the very misogyny it’s criticizing.

A serial killer roams the streets at night, picking off desperate prostituted women, many of whom are hooked on crack, and strangles them to death in his home. A young female journalist, who is (natu… [+5313 chars]

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