Until I spotted "Evilenko" at the DVD store, I'd never heard of the man portrayed (Evilenko wasn't his real name). But it turns out that he was the Soviet Union's most famous serial killer. Andrey Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell) was a teacher in 1980s Kiev who tried to rape one of his students and got fired. From there, he started murdering children and women, all the while masquerading as someone defending communism.
You gotta understand that this guy was downright sick, as the movie makes clear. I guess that this movie isn't a masterpiece, but it does a good job showing him going crazy. Probably recommendable, if only to show a certain part of history.
You gotta understand that this guy was downright sick, as the movie makes clear. I guess that this movie isn't a masterpiece, but it does a good job showing him going crazy. Probably recommendable, if only to show a certain part of history.