Citizen X (1995)
February 25, 1995
Crime, Drama
1h 45m
You don't want to know what he does... You just want to know when he's caught.
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Chris Gerolmo
- Lt. Viktor Burakov Stephen Rea
- Col. Mikhail Fetisov Donald Sutherland
- Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky Max von Sydow
- Andrei Chikatilo Jeffrey DeMunn
- Bondarchuk Joss Ackland
- Gorbunov John Wood
- Mrs. Burakov Imelda Staunton
- Ignatiev András Bálint
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Keywords
- bureaucracy
- homophobia
- homicide
- detective
- soviet union
- impotence
- investigation
- based on true story
- serial killer
- corpse
- sadist
- series of murders
- surveillance
- mental illness
- shallow grave
- communism
- 1980s