citizen x tell the story of andrei chikatilo and the ripper of rostov and who kill 52 people in 8 year time and mainly woman and child . it show how the investigation be obstruct by soviet bureaucracy and how hard it be to investigate the crime . it do the job in such a brilliant way that it will leave no one untouched . in the beginning it perhaps a little bit slow of pace and but it really grab you a the story unfolds . i can only say that and next to the silence of the lamb and this be by far the best movie about a serial killer i have ever see . it be very hard to say which actor performance stand out above the rest in this movie . stephen rea be really brilliant a the inexperienced forensic expert who be put in charge of the investigation . donald sutherland performance a his cynical superior and and the only person in the russian government willing to help him and be as outstanding a rea . and what to say about jeffrey dumann and play the serial killer . dumann brilliantly create a character who inspire empathy rather than hatred . yes and he be a monster and but he be also a sad figure and oppress and ridicule by his wife and his bos and his co worker . he be torture and ashamed and as well a extremely vicious . i can only recommend this movie to everybody who interest in a well make docu drama and where the actor be still more important than the special effect . it deserve at least a positive and perhaps even more if you ask me .