| | Citizen X DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Television/TV Series Movies, Thriller Videos, Mystery, Suspense, Murder, Based On A Novel, True Story, Killers, Cable Original, Serial Killers, Murder Investigations, Rape | | Starring | Donald Sutherland, Max Von Sydow, Stephen Rea, Joss Ackland, Jeffrey DeMunn, Imelda Staunton, John Wood, Andras Balint, Radu Amzulescu, Geza Balkay | | Director | Chris Gerolmo | | Director of Photography | Robert Fraisse | | Screenwriter | Chris Gerolmo |
102 minute feature film DVD starring Steven Rea and Donald Sutherland. This acclaimed drama, starring Irish actor Stephen Rea, tells the true story of one Soviet policeman's crusasde to capture a serial killer. But Detective Burakov has a problem: according to the government bureaucrats, communist Russia doesn't spawn such murderers -- that distinction belongs solely to the capitalist west. So they hinder every one of Burakov's efforts, which include contacting FBI experts who have worked extensively on such cases.
Meanwhile, even as the frustrated detective continues to fight the entrenched powers, victims -- often youngsters -- continue to die... Based on a true story and the book "The Killer Department" by Robert Cullen, CITIZEN X is the tale of the Soviet Union's eight year pursuit of a bloodthirsty serial killer who claimed the lives of 52 people (mostly teenage girls) between 1982 and 1990. A brilliant forensics expert (Rea) may hold the clues needed to finally apprehend the killer, but could they stop him before he strikes again? Sutherland won the Golden Globe for Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV in 1996 and the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Special in 1995. Originally cablecast on HBO February 25, 1995.
Filmed in Budapest, Hungary.
Co-produced by Asylum Films and Citadel Entertainment.
The movie is based on the real-life hunt for a serial killer in the Soviet Union. The search lasted eight years. Citizen X Quotes/Excerpts: "There are no serial killers in the Soviet state... It is a decadent, Western phenomenon." -- Bondarchuk (Joss Ackland)
This is the only Radu Amzulescu video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Geza Balkay, Chris Gerolmo. Citizen X | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1994 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1522  | | CD Universe Part number | 1166573 | | Catalog number | 91185 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 11, 2000 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 102 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound |
Citizen X Movie Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   As close to reality as it gets.
Probably one of the best serial killer movies of our time,this show is very underated as a movie.It offers a real glimpse into the mind of a serial killer,this is based on a true story and shows the disturbing mind that haunts this person.No hero's in this movie just quality.It's a real gem and a real movie.If anyone knows if this movie is available in australia on dvd please let me know where to get a hold of this so i can add this to my collection.
Submitted by drummerboy (Queensland,Australia)
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 First-class thriller
Very good movie. Well acted and althoug the story is about one of the most prolific serial killers in Russia there are not gory scenes. Stephen
Rea and Donald Sutherland are great.
You do not see what the killer does to his victims you just imagine and imagination sometimes can be worst than any picture.
Submitted by navarragirl (Coral Gables, FL, USA) 
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Serial killing for the intelligent watcher
The subject could have been gory and horrible but the treatment of this film is brilliant. It has a strong story, excellently cast and portrayed characters and a well paced plot. Based on a genuine serial killer, the horror of his actions is highlighted by the understatement, leaving the true extent of his atrocities to the imagination. The detective his men and his family are real humans, not superheros and Donald Sutherland, as teh general in charge, is great, as always. Well worth the four year hunt to find a DVD copy
Submitted by a reviewer (Wollongong, Australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great Movie - Really Riveting
This movie is really intense. It shows how authorities in Russia refused to believe that such a thing as a serial killer could have developed in Russia. It also shows the damaging effects that the stress has on the police whose responsibility it is to find and solve these types of crimes. I really enjoyed this movie.
Submitted by bjthomas1215 (New York)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Brilliantly sad.
Saw this movie years ago, and it still stays with me. If you are interested in true crimes then this is the one to watch, it puts Dahmer and Bundy to shame.
Submitted by crook1 (Brisbane Australia)
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Citizen X DVD Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Interactive Features:
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