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 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 taking shape before their eyes. But can they trap him before he kills again...?
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It's very good - Amadeus
I remember watching this film on HBO on a whim way way back in 1995 or 1996(it seems so long ago). It left an eerie impression on me. All the films I was used to taking in were so sensational and fantastic in content and appearance, I was about thirteen at the time, that when I finished watching this one I felt as if a Citizen X could, and most possibly, was, lurking somewhere out there in the world. This notion of realism,the felling of something on screen representing so well a reality almost of all of us will never know got under my skin and stayed there. I just watched the film again, twelve years latter, and let me tell you it still has the same effect. Its chilling, brilliantly directed and acted, absorbing and extremely well written it's so good that it's hard to imagine it was made for television(right,HBO,but sometimes that's just a slogan). If you haven't seen it you are in for a real treat.Hbo original does it again. - NascarFan
I first saw this movie when it was originally released on HBO and loved it. Incredible acting and a fantastic portrayal of horrific true crime story. Donald Sutherland and Stephen Rea give incredible performances. Worth a watch and a rewatch for sure.fascinating investigative drama - clauditorium
Shocking, excellently-acted, very well-shot fact-based investigative drama gradually becomes fascinating, leads to a mesmerizing climax, and provides insight into the mind of a frighteningly believable psychopath, rendering him (against all odds) sympathetic.
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It's very good - Amadeus
I remember watching this film on HBO on a whim way way back in 1995 or 1996(it seems so long ago). It left an eerie impression on me. All the films I was used to taking in were so sensational and fantastic in content and appearance, I was about thirteen at ...Hbo original does it again. - NascarFan
I first saw this movie when it was originally released on HBO and loved it. Incredible acting and a fantastic portrayal of horrific true crime story. Donald Sutherland and Stephen Rea give incredible performances. Worth a watch and a rewatch for sure.fascinating investigative drama - clauditorium
Shocking, excellently-acted, very well-shot fact-based investigative drama gradually becomes fascinating, leads to a mesmerizing climax, and provides insight into the mind of a frighteningly believable psychopath, rendering him (against all odds) sympathetic.