The film is about the true story of Andrei Chikatilo who sexually molested and murdered over 50 women and children in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia in the Soviet era from 1982 until 1990. The Russian investigation teams technology was archaic in nature, so it made it more difficult to catch killers. They didn’t publicise the kills, fearing panic and embarrassment. The men in charge of the investigation were Viktor Burakov and Colonel Fetisov. Three more victims were found stabbed many times and they also had knife wounds in the eye sockets. Burakov and Fetisov, meanwhile were linking the cases showing that the killer started with girls, but added young boys to his list of victims. Burakov and Fetisov thought that the killer lured his victims at the train station in town. The stations were then monitored by plain-clothes detectives, looking for any suspicious behavior or anyone talking to young boys or girls. Chikatilo told how he got sexual gratification from murdering and mutilation, and he also told of cannibalism. Chikatilo admitted to at least 53 murders and also led police to some undiscovered victims.
He was executed on February 14, 1994, in a penitentiary in the Rostov region. The investigation into his capture lasted for five years. David Grieco attended the Chikatilo trial as a journalist and got an idea for his book from which the film is based. Chikatilo stayed at the investigation center in the vicinity of Novocherkassk after his death sentence had been pronounced in October 1992. His appeal to Boris Yeltsin, then Russia's President, was turned down a week before the execution. Starring Malcolm McDowell as Andrej Romanovic Evilenko and Marton Csokas.

It's been posted before ( http://forum.dead-donkey.com/viewtopic.php?t=5807 ) but this movie deserves a bump. Mcdowell is great in this one.

Thanks Macabria!