Blick in den Abgrund

John Gacy, Ed Gain, Ted Bundy and Henry Lee Lucas. The names of some the most famous serial killers the world has ever known.  What leads them to their actions? What motivates them? Are they really an embodiment of Evil itself? These and other questions are dealt with daily by the forensic psychologists who compile profiles of murderers and examine their motives. From Finland through Germany, South Africa to the USA, director Barbara Eder portraits top psychologists who come in contact with these killers, telling their stories and together with them, she reveals the dark side of the human soul. (Days of European Film)