I watched this film yesterday on the Golden Apricot film festival and its rating of 6.6 makes little sense to me.
It is a crafty film that takes you on a suspenseful trip with moments of well-placed humor.
The Iranian setting is somewhat overdramatized, but I believe that works for the film, rather than against it.
The important note here is that the true Spider Killer received very little to no support from the Iranian society.
The overall setting is somber, it is relatively violent, there is a lot of room given for the personal development of our characters, there is social criticism, great acting, and powerful sound design.
My only criticism is that secondary characters could have given more screen-time to act out their emotional curve, as there performances were really strong.
I strongly recommend this to anyone that loves European film and/or true crime pieces.
Easily an eight!
It is a crafty film that takes you on a suspenseful trip with moments of well-placed humor.
The Iranian setting is somewhat overdramatized, but I believe that works for the film, rather than against it.
The important note here is that the true Spider Killer received very little to no support from the Iranian society.
The overall setting is somber, it is relatively violent, there is a lot of room given for the personal development of our characters, there is social criticism, great acting, and powerful sound design.
My only criticism is that secondary characters could have given more screen-time to act out their emotional curve, as there performances were really strong.
I strongly recommend this to anyone that loves European film and/or true crime pieces.
Easily an eight!