Evilenko (2004)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

David Grieco

Writer:

David Grieco (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

In 1984, in Kiev, the communist teacher Andrej Romanovic Evilenko is dismissed from his position after a pedophilic act against a student...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Pedophile | Kiev | Communist Party | Child Murder

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	Andrej Romanovic Evilenko
Marton Csokas	...	Vadim Timurouvic Lesiev
Ronald Pickup	...	Aron Richter
Frances Barber
John Benfield
Eugenia Gandij
Ihor Ciszkewycz	...	Novikov
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani	...	Tabakov (as Fabrizio Castellani)
Vladimir Levizkiy	...	Frolov
Alexei Chadyuk	...	Captain Ramenskij
Viktor Gluskov	...	Nikitin
Ostap Stupka	...	Doctor Amitrin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Bagdasarov
Adrian McCourt	...	Surinov
Romana Pollak	...	Irina Zubova

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Kiev, Ukraine

Company:

Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Movie Connections:

Featured in O Lucky Malcolm! (2006)

Soundtrack:

Angel's Go To Heaven

Disgusting Sick Monster

In 1984, in Kiev, the communist teacher Andrej Romanovic Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell) is dismissed from his position after a pedophilic act against a student. On 15 May 1984, the pedophile Evilenko begins to rape children, and then slashing the victims in pieces and eating them. The magistrate family man Vadim Timurouvic Lesiev (Marton Csokas) is assigned to catch the serial killer and almost eight years later he finally captures the monster that killed fifty-five persons, most of them children and young women. On 22 May 1992, Evilenko goes to the court and on 14 February 1994 he is finally executed.

"Evilenko" is a very impressive movie, based on the true story of the serial-killer Evilenko from Soviet Union that recalls a darker and scarier Dr. Hannibal Lecter of "The Silence of the Lambs". The first point to highlight in this practically unknown gem is the stunning performance of Malcolm McDowell, who seems to be tailored for evil characters and is amazing in the role of a pedophile cannibal. Marton Csokas is also excellent, performing a persistent and firm investigator involved with the sick deaths and frustrated for not finding the monster. The direction of the promising David Grieco is also magnificent, keeping adequate pace and exposition of the scenes. The music score of the composer Angelo Badalamenti is outstanding as usual. In the end, "Evilenko" is a highly recommended movie that deserves to be discovered by the viewers. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Evilenko"