Spider

Spider

1992 · 98 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Horror

A young woman agrees to model for an artist as the Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges, causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.

Directed by Vasili Mass · Written by Vladimirs Kaijaks

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