The Russian Cracker (1999)
• August 12th, 1999 • 0h 50min
Documentary
Overview
Russia is grappling with a critical issue: they have become the country with the most at large serial killers in the world particularly concentrated in Rostov, the same city that witnessed Andrei Chikatilo's infamous killing spree. In response, law enforcement has turned to Dr. Alexander Bukhanovsky, a prominent psychiatrist and criminal profiler, who is implementing radical measures to understand the root causes of this phenomenon and develop effective solutions. Within Dr. Bukhanovsky's clinic, we encounter three of his young patients: Edward and Igor, whose families express deep concerns about their disturbing fantasies, and 'Mischa', who has perpetrated acts of torture and sexual assault. Dr. Bukhanovsky's approach is groundbreaking, offering treatment to potential serial offenders. However, critics argue that by keeping individuals like 'Mischa' anonymous, he may inadvertently shield them from public awareness and accountability, prompting debate over the ethics of his methods.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
35 dni w Czarnobylu
Released on: 2025-02-20
Documentary, TV Movie, War
The film uniquely recounts the lives of workers at Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power plant, National...
Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice
Released on: 2020-01-08
Documentary, History, TV Movie
How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...
Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper
Released on: 1999-09-30
Documentary, Crime
Occurring from the mid-1970s to 1981, the Ripper committed 13 murders. Viewed as ritualistic in natu...
Cuba and the Cameraman
Released on: 2017-09-08
Documentary
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected ...
The Arrow of Time
Released on: 2017-10-03
Documentary
President Mikhail Gorbachev recounts the end of the Cold War and the reduction of nuclear arms.
Little Potato
Released on: 2017-03-11
Documentary
Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his...
The Hardest Hour
Released on: 2024-02-10
Documentary
The unique testimony of the tragic events and crimes of russia through the eyes of Ukrainians, which...
Ukraine's War: The Other Side
Released on: 2024-02-19
Documentary, War
The documentary follows filmmaker Sean Langan's journey into the invader’s Russian side of the war i...
The Happy Face Killer: Mind of a Monster
Released on: 2021-07-18
Documentary, Crime
Detective Rick Buckner has to prove Keith Jesperson is the serial killer known as Happy Face Killer,...
The Paper Brigade
Released on: 2018-03-15
Documentary, History
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by th...
Homicide Hunter: Devil in the Mountains
Released on: 2022-11-27
Crime, Documentary
A man found stabbed and burned launches Lt. Joe Kenda on a manhunt. When the trail goes cold, Kenda ...
Do No Harm
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary
Oksana, a Ukrainian doctor, is living in Finland when Russia attacks Ukraine. She hops on a bus with...
Den Pobedy: Victory Day
Released on: 2015-07-04
Documentary, War, Family, History
"Den Pobedy" (Victory Day) is counted among the most important celebrations for many former Soviet R...
Crazy, Not Insane
Released on: 2020-03-18
Documentary
Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewi...
Cultural Code of Ukraine: East
Released on: 2023-02-07
Documentary, History
The project is set in eastern Ukraine, where the main characters live — representatives of different...
Escaping Captivity: The Kara Robinson Story
Released on: 2021-09-26
Documentary, TV Movie
Kara Robinson Chamberlain recounts in vivid detail being taken at gun point from a friend’s front ya...
Tobin: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Released on: 2010-01-14
Documentary, Crime
As serial killer Peter Tobin awaits his third murder conviction, investigators from the British tele...
Zelensky
Released on: 2025-05-13
Documentary
Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He...
A Man is Dead
Released on: 2018-06-13
Animation, Drama, History, Documentary
Brest, 1950. The war ended five years ago and nothing remains of the city. Massive bombings and inte...