Set on the eve of the 2009 elections in Tehran, The Hunter stars writer-director Rafi Pitts as Ali, an ex-con forced to take a job as a night watchman. Upon returning from a hunting trip, Ali discovers that his wife and daughter have both been killed in a clash between police and protesters. Ali takes to the streets with a sniper rifle and kills to policemen. On the run, he is pursued by two cops with opposing ideas on what they should do with Ali when they catch him.