steven rea play a forensic scientist thrust on the job in sovie russia in 1982. in the very first hour of his job a body of a murdered girl be bring in . he have his worker go back to look for evidence and they bring back five more body . this start the story of the hunt for one of the bad serial killer in modern day history . it be a stark depressing dark movie that explore how the bureaucracy of the old soviet union indirectly contribute or cause the death of many of the killer victim . it also explore in donald sutherland character how the proper usage of bureaucracy in a communist govt can help achieve the ultimate goal of find a monster a gripping movie not for all but for those who like a good detective story that will hold your interest this be definitely a must see on a scale of one to ten . 9 .