导演:Lado Kvataniya
主演:Niko Tavadze 叶甫盖尼·特卡丘克 Daniil Spivakovskiy 阿格拉娅·塔拉索娃 Yulia Snigir 伊戈尔·萨沃金 阿格里皮娜·史蒂科洛娃 Dmitriy Gizbrekht 维柯托里娅·托尔斯托加诺娃 Evgeniy Muravich Andrei Kharybin Olga Lapshina 伊万·穆林 叶卡捷琳娜·埃尔米什娜 Elena Morozova
LikeFritzLang,DavidFincherorBongJoonHobeforehim,talenteddebutfilmmakerLadoKvataniyausestheconceptofpolicedetectivevsserialkillerforanexcitinglystylised,macabreandhauntingnarrative,thatultimatelyrevolvesaroundtheidentityofanera:inthiscase,thelate1980sSovietUnion.WithGlasnostandtheendofcommunistrule,theWestalsolearnedofthe(unsurprising)factthattherewereserialkillersinRussiatoo–themostnotoriouscaseprobablythatofAndreiChikatilo,nicknamedtheRostovRipper,ortheRussianHannibalLecter.Basedontheseandmanyothersources,KvataniyaandscreenwriterOlgaGorodetskayaconstructedanimmersivepsychologicalpuzzle,jumpingbackandforthintime,torevealevernew-possiblemotivesfortheactionsofalltheprotagonists.Itallstartsin1990,whenDetectiveIssaDavydoviscelebratinghispromotionandreceivesacall,reportingacrimethatlookspreciselyliketheonesoftheserialkillerthathefamouslycapturedsomeyearsbefore...