RUS
1995CrimeDrama1h 45m

Citizen X

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

bureaucracyhomophobiahomicidedetectivesoviet unionimpotenceinvestigationbased on true storyserial killercorpsesadistseries of murderssurveillancemental illnessshallow gravecommunism1980s

Production

HBO
HBO