 citizen x  is a made-for-tv film, released in 1995, which covers the investigation of the soviet serial killer andrei chikatilo, who was convicted in 1992 of killing 53 women and children between 1978 and 1990, and the efforts of detectives in the soviet union to capture him. ==synopsis== the film tells the story of the seven-year hunt by forensic specialist viktor burakov for the person who mutilated and murdered over 50 people of both sexes, 35 of whom were below the age of 18. burakov is aided, covertly at first, by his commanding officer, col. mikhail fetisov and later by dr. alexandr bukhanovsky, a psychiatrist. as well as being in the form of a crime thriller, the movie depicts soviet propaganda and bureaucracy that contributed to the failure of the then-current law enforcement agencies to capture the killer; his crimes were not widely reported for fear of revealing that such things ever happened in the ussr. also, the killer was shielded from investigation because he was a member of the communist party. all this changed under the political reforms of glasnost and perestroika, and the investigation began to make progress. ==production== the movie was entirely shot in hungary. the station where chikatilo picks his victims is the hatvan railway station, northeast of budapest. the smaller, arched train shelter scene was shot in nagymaros. several other scenes were shot in the gÃ¶dÃ¶llÅ railway station. the film was directed by chris gerolmo, who also wrote the screenplay adapted from the book the killer department by robert cullen. ==cast== *stephen rea as viktor burakov *donald sutherland as mikhail fetisov *jeffrey demunn as andrei chikatilo *max von sydow as dr. alexandr bukhanovsky *joss ackland as bondarchuk *john wood as gorbunov *imelda staunton as mrs. burakovÐ° ==reception== citizen x was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences, earning a rotten tomatoes approval rating of 86%. scott weinberg of efilmcritic.com described it as "fascinating and absorbing. one of hbo's finest made-for-cable flicks." ===awards=== *cableace awards **best movie or miniseries **best supporting actor in a movie or miniseries (jeffrey demunn) *edgar awards **best tv f
1990s_crime_films 1995_television_films American_crime_drama_films American_television_films Docudramas Edgar_Award_winning_works Films_about_capital_punishment Films_based_on_non-fiction_books Films_set_in_1982 Films_set_in_1983 Films_set_in_1984 Films_set_in_1986 Films_set_in_1987 Films_set_in_1990 Films_set_in_1994 Films_set_in_the_Soviet_Union Films_shot_in_Hungary HBO_Films_films Police_detective_films Serial_killer_films True_crime_films