Citizen X Page #5

Synopsis: Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed over 50 victims, mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a Communist state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
Director(s): Chris Gerolmo
Production: HBO Video
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
1995
105 min
451 Views


Again.

- Yes, Comrade General!

Do you believe that you are capable

of performing these tasks?

- Yes, Comrade General!

Do you think that you're capable

of perfoming them without subtlety?

- Yes, Comrade General!

Without discretion?

Yes, Comrade General!

Without tact?

- Yes, Comrade General!

Good.

It wasn't long ago, if a cop took a

big chance like this and failed,

he'd have been shot.

For your sake, I hope it works.

I will not let them shoot you,

Not before a trial ...

It started very well.

But it's only just seven weeks

and already we're getting lazy.

And reports of one of the

stations reads no suspcious characters

in 3 days. 3 days!

The whole idea is to stay visible.

- Surprise Inspection would come?

What I am saying is

keep up the pressure,

Okay. I'll let you

know a little secret.

Surprise inspection in half an hour.

Tell your men.

That defeat the purpose of the "surprise"

As for that station. You have to give

them a little sugar once in a while anyway.

Your interrogation slips.

Okay.

Interrogation slips.

Get up here!

Close that.

I had to go to the toilet, I was no

longer than five minutes.

Give me your Interrogation slips.

Why so many?

They are from, since Friday

whole through the holiday week.

How long have you been here?

You have no relief?

No sir, my partner got sick ...

and didn't send anyone else from the station.

Because of the holiday.

Let us look through the

Interrogation slips, well...

no harm done.

You can send these along with

the rest of the interrogation slips .

When you're relieved..

What is it?

Did you personally speak to this man?

- Yes, Sir.

Why?

He came out of the woods and

there was dirt on his jacket.

He was well dressed, but he was dirty.

So I asked him his business.

He said he visited his mother in Belkovsky,

which is a tiny hamlet near here.

Which made sense, except I...

I was born in Belkovsky and

I didn't remember her. So, I wrote him up.

Did you search him?

- No, Sir. He hadn't accosted anyone ...

He only just looked odd.

You Remember this man? Chikatilo.

Did he had a bag?

- Yes

Consider yourselves relieved of this post.

Take my car to the station immediately,

Tell him, to contact Moscow ...

I wanted 200 soldiers here

to prepare to search these woods in one hour!

Got It?! In one hour!

- Yes Sir!

My God ...

What is happening to me?

My heart is pounding,

My throat feels tight..

What the hell is this?

Passion.

General, they found something ...

Stand Back, Comrades.

You have done your part, Thank you.

Get the team together and start

sending these soldiers home,

Unless the General

have some other use for them.

I have 49 of them in my conscience.

You mustn't blame yourself.

It's not that.

- What then?

She is my cousin's daughter,

Natasja Dunenkova.

She was 8.

I am Sorry.

You be okay? You wanted me to send

someone along with you?

For what it's worth, you may

have helped us catch him.

Just keep walking.

How did you get this?

At work, A box

fell over me at work.

Would you mind removing

all your clothes, please.

- What?

Remove your clothes.

How did you get these aberations

on the head of your penis?

How did you get these aberations

on the head of your penis?

I don't know.

Can you honestly tell me that you feel any remorse?

For killing children!

For cutting off their genitals?

Don't you feel you've to confess to your crimes?

My God. Are you human.

This is a disaster.

Why can't we ...

Because we can't ... Because he

demanded, to do the interrogation himself.

And he still has a lot of friends.

I will talk about my crimes, tomorrow.

What did you say? Repeat that.

I'll tell about my crimes tomorrow.

But I'm exhausted today.

Did you get that?

Good. Now it is in the official record.

We're not getting anywhere.

What are you talking about? Did you hear,

what he had just said?

He said that yesterday too.

It is the only way he knows

to get you to stop bantering him.

What do you want?

I want you to let us bring in someone,

who can get somewhere with him.

I am doing the interrogation.

You are wasting time, five days already!

With no other evidence, if we

do not get a confession

by 28th we have to let him go.

I am doing the interrogation.

Are you willing to take that

risk, just to satisfy your ego?

You've handled him quite deftly.

I'm fed up! I will not suffer

that stupidity anymore.

He may be stupid, but he's in charge.

What is this?

This is your confession?

In 1978 you fondled the

breast of a 11 year old girl.

You mocking me?

It's true.

I don't give it a damn, if it's true!

We are talking about murder here. You know that!

You think I'm a fool?

I was fired from my teaching

job for that incident..

I know that!

What the hell kind of game are you playing?

Citizen Chikatilo, I asked you a question!

Tomorrow is our last day, we would have to...

You think I don't know that?

If you want the man who

gets him to confess

won't that reflect happily on your wisdom.

Whom do you have in mind, Colonel?

I've never done this before.

I'm terrified.

I Bukhanovsky.

I am a Psychiatrist. And I ...

I wrote a paper

about you three years ago.

I called you Citizen X

I'm sure lot of things

are widely incorrect.

Would you like it, to read it to you?

Pardon me?

Yes, Please.

Let's leave aside those things which are larely

rubbish, designed to make me sound brighter.

We shall ignore that which is not important .

Citizen "X" has probably had a tendencey

towards isolation since childhood.

His internal world filled with fantasy

is closed to those around him ...

even to those close to him.

The adolescence of such a person is

as a rule painful ...

because he is often subjected

to the laughter of his peers ...

and at a time when success among

them is the subject of his secret dreams.

His sexuality is not noticeable

to those around him.

However it is an external asexuality

that which frequently coincides with steady

masturbation and abundant erotic fantasies.

He is painfully sensitive in company.

incapable of flirting and courting.

However it cannot be excluded ...

that he has fathered a family.

There is a reason to think that the Citizen

"X" has weakness in sexual potency.

This is supported by the fact that the

signs of the entry of the sexual organ

into the sexual part of the

victims has been found in ...

nine cases, but at only two the length

of contact has been sufficient to reach orgasm.

but with the rest of the cases involving

ejaculation on the body of the victims.

He sits or squats astride his victims,

the orgasm and ejaculation most likely...

occur at this stage of

the act and in this position ...

sitting on the victim

in the period of her agony.

The blinding of some of the victims could

be a symbol of his power over his victims ...

or an inability to bear his or her gaze,

even if it is unconscious.

Or possibly a reflection of

"X" 's belief in the folk tales

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