BigList
Login / Sign up
Citizen X (1995)

Citizen X (1995)

Drama Crime

You don't want to know what he does... You just want to know when he's caught.

Release Date: 1995, February 25
Directors: Chris Gerolmo
Countries: United States of America
Production: HBO, HBO, Asylum Films, Asylum Films, Citadel Entertainment, Citadel Entertainment
Cast: Jeffrey DeMunn, Imelda Staunton, Max von Sydow, Donald Sutherland, Mihály Szabados, Ion Caramitru, Stephen Rea, Tusse Silberg, Joss Ackland, Ralph Nossek, Imre Csuja, John Wood

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on true story serial killer communism corpse surveillance detective investigation mental illness 1980s homophobia homicide sadist series of murders soviet union bureaucracy impotence shallow grave