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Running time: 155 minutes
Language: English
Locations: the story takes place in San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
In 1968 starts the story of Zodiac Killer that will grip the San Francisco area in fear for several years. Unknown assailant kills young people in lover’s lanes and drags police in strange cat and mouse game by sending coded messages to newspapers. Cartoonist in one of those newspapers becomes obsessed with the investigation trying to figure out the identity of the killer.
Despite several factual errors it is one of the best crime stories based on real events - it is gripping, well casted, well acted and above all kept real. Definately not to be missed!
Do you have what it takes to solve a case like this?
Our rating |
8 / 10 |
Movie value |
10 / 10 |
Realism factor |
4 / 5 |
Adventure factor |
5 / 5 |
Story complexity |
5 / 5 |
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Only facts
The concept of director David Fincher, that only the facts should be included in the film, caused some of the Zodiac crimes not to be depicted at all, because there were no witnesses or survivors to corroborate. Of course some creative liberties were taken, f.e. creating friendship between Greysmith and Avery, but overall film sticks to the facts.
The film conclusion
Spoiler alert! Despite film concluding that Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac, DNA tests done in 2002 did not confirmed he was author of the letters sent by the Zodiac.