Like Fritz Lang, David Fincher or Bong Joon Ho before him, talented debut filmmaker Lado Kvataniya u[展开全部]
LikeFritzLang,DavidFincherorBongJoonHobeforehim,talenteddebutfilmmakerLadoKvataniyausestheconceptofpolicedetectivevsserialkillerforanexcitinglystylised,macabreandhauntingnarrative,thatultimatelyrevolvesaroundtheidentityofanerainthiscase,thelate1980sSovietUnion.WithGlasnostandtheendofcommunistrule,theWestalsolearnedofthe(unsurprising)factthattherewereserialkillersinRussiatoo–themostnotoriouscaseprobablythatofAndreiChikatilo,nicknamedtheRostovRipper,ortheRussianHannibalLecter. Basedontheseandmanyothersources,KvataniyaandscreenwriterOlgaGorodetskayaconstructedanimmersivepsychologicalpuzzle,jumpingbackandforthintime,torevealevernew-possiblemotivesfortheactionsofalltheprotagonists.Itallstartsin1990,whenDetectiveIssaDavydoviscelebratinghispromotionandreceivesacall,reportingacrimethatlookspreciselyliketheonesoftheserialkillerthathefamouslycapturedsomeyearsbefore...[收起部分]