The Gray Man
A real life Hannibal Lecter.
A deeply disturbing true-crime portrait of a predatory serial killer hidden behind a facade of domestic respectability, built on graphic depictions of child abuse and murder.
In the late 1920s, Albert Fish, a seemingly benevolent father and grandfather who reared his family by himself after his wife deserted them, turns out to be a serial child molester and murderer. Based on a true story.
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