Serial Killer of Women

Serial Killer of Women

Safah Al Nesa

1970 · 111 min · Comedy, Drama

Desperate for a fresh story, a journalist decides to look into a mysterious wave of murders in which the victims are all women.

Directed by Niazi Mostafa · Written by Mohamed Abu Youssef

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