Citizen X [VHS]

starring: Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland
directed by: Chris Gerolmo

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Based on the true story of the most savage and elusive serial killer on record. Eight bodies are found in the woods, brutally murdered, raped, mutilated. The victims are young, often loners, who made the mistake of talking to a stranger and paid for it with their lives. A brilliant forensics expert but an inexperienced detective, Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) is put in charge of the case by his Colonel (Donald Sutherland). It is the Colonel's job to give Burakov as much support as he can, but as the number of victims continues to rise, the investigation slows to a standstill, buried under government red tape.

The slaughter continues unabated, until Burakov calls in a psychiatrist (Max Von Sydow) to create a psychological portrait of the murderer. With fifty-two victims to his name, the killer they call Citizen X is finally taking shape before their eyes. But can they trap him before he kills again...?

Average Rating:

Rating: - Citizen X
Very good movie. I caught about half of it on broadcast and was so interested that I bought the movie. Reading about the actual case on Wikiepedia and watching the movie (five times), the actors brought to life not only the persuit of the criminal, but the average lives of Soviet citizens during the 1980s and early 1990s. My only complaint is that real life does not imitate the movie. The bad guy was shot in the head very shortly after being found guilty. No long appeal process in Russia!!

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Rating: - oldmoviebuff
Good as ever. Well made. I had seen it when it first aired and I still find it intriguing.

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Rating: - citizen x
I have seen this film 3 times and would watch it again if I share with another

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Rating: - wonderful.
based on a true story you agonize with a man forced into a situation having to solve crimes involving a child killer in russia and all the obsticles the govt. creates. fabulous movie.

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Rating: - Rea, Sutherland, and von Sydow!!
What an amazing film!

A made-for-cable movie about the most notorious serial killer in Russian history, and the man who did everything he could to stop him. I may make it sound hokey, but it truly is an amazing film about a true life cat and mouse game.

In Soviet Russia in the early 1980s, a new forensics expert, Viktor Burakov (played by Stephen Rea), takes over and inherits quite a mess. In a bureaucracy that gets little done and disregards so much because of Soviet ... Read More