The Mind and the Crime

The Mind and the Crime

Symbol of an atypical noir documentary, an unclassifiable singularity.

1963 · 105 min · ★ 7.4 · Crime, Thriller, Documentary

The discovery of a human torso thrown into a waterway, leads the viewer to observe the work of modern criminology and the task of special agents to track and record the psychopath's mentality through the elucidation of techniques present in the reality of the police investigation.

Directed by Alejandro Galindo · Written by Alejandro Galindo

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