Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Credits
Written by: 
Ali Abbasi
Plot
A journalist investigates a killer of sex workers in the holy city of Mashhad.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ali Abbasi's thriller about a serial killer in Mashhad is grim and unsparing. Zar Amir Ebrahimi's performance won at Cannes, and the film is as much an indictment of society as a manhunt.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (32,679 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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