Citizen X (1995)

105 min · Detective Film, Drama, Political Thriller, biographical film, crime film, docudrama, documentary film, drama film, mystery fiction

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Directors

Chris Gerolmo

Cast

Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland, John Wood

The story

A body is discovered on a collective farm during harvesting in 1982. A subsequent search of adjacent woods, authorized by the new forensic specialist, Viktor Burakov, turns up seven more bodies in varying stages of decomposition. The film tells the story of the subsequent eight-year hunt by Burakov for the serial killer responsible for the mutilation and murder of 53 people, 52 of them below the age of 35.

Catalogue themes and tags

Enquiry, Gay Scene, Gerichtsmedizinerin, Serienkillerfilm, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Drama, Television movie, Docudrama, Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller

Genres

Detective Film, Drama, Political Thriller, biographical film, crime film, docudrama, documentary film, drama film, mystery fiction

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