La Mante–The Praying Mantis
This must-see French suspense thriller focuses on an imprisoned female serial killer, recruited to help solve a string of copycat murders, but only if her son, Damien, now a policeman, works with her on the case. The mother is nicknamed “La Mante”, the praying mantis.
First, it may be helpful to understand the biological nature of the praying mantis: the female camouflages herself and often ambushes the males and eats them live.
The levels of tension just increase from the beginning till the end as the viewer watches the stalking and the violent killing. All victims in La Mante...