The Hawk is a 1993 British film starring Helen Mirren, George Costigan, Rosemary Leach, Owen Teale and Melanie Hill.

The film tells the story of a serial killer, known by the police as The Hawk, who preys on women in the North of England.

He sexually assaults the victims before striking them with a hammer and picking out their insides, like a hawk, hence his nickname.

Meanwhile, Annie Marsh is a housewife living in the area of where the killings are taking place, with her husband, Stephen and their two young children.

To make matters worse, Annie was once institutionalized due to a mental illness.