

CrimeDramaScience Fiction
The Element of Crime
1984
104 min
6.4
64.0%
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(214 votes)
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
DIRECTED BY
Lars von Trier
STARRING
Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells, Ahmed El Shenawi
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