i remember follow the case of andre chicatillo in the newspaper while i be live in south africa . they have photo of him sit in his cage while be prosecute in court . not and a it turn out and to protect the court member and but to protect him from the public . this be fascinate and albeit morbid and reading . i later hear that a film have be make by hbo about the case and but it be make for american tv . bum . strangely and citizen x get a limited cinematic release in south africa . i charge down to the local ster kinekor complex and duly buy a ticket ( i be alone while my girlfriend at the time be only interested in the like of steel magnolia and fry green tomato ) . wow . what a brilliant film . why wasn not it release to a wider audience . have it not be make for tv and it could have get an oscar nomination or 2. there be no way to spoil the end while who the killer be be never keep from the audience . jeffrey demunn portray a truly terrifying psycho . he be calm and downtrodden and consider a failure by his wife and subject to constant ridicule and humiliation by his superior at work . by commit these horrendous act and he get to feel strong and powerful . fight to catch him against all odds be a pathologist and play to excellent turn by stephen rea and in one of his strong performance . he must battle the snail pace of russian bureaucracy and the primitive resource he have at his disposal and ( above all ) the refusal by his superior to acknowledge that the ussr even have a serial killer . the general in charge ( joss ackland ) say that serial killer be a decadent and western phenomenon . only donald sutherland be willing to help and but his help must be under the counter . the ever brilliant max von sydow play a russian psychiatrist who break protocol and decide to help the investigator in their quest . it be the first time in russian history that a shrink be use to build a profile of a serial killer still on the loose and and he have everything to lose if his involvement be make public . citizen x be brilliantly act and well write and the music and edit only add to the tension and theme of the film . excellent support from a horribly underused imelda staunton and a real sense of impend doom make citizen x a film worth see . this be too good to be make for tv .