简介：Psychopathshavelongcapturedthepublicimagination.Paintedascharismatic,violentpredatorslackinginallempathy,theyprovideintrigueandhorrorinequalmeasure.Butwhatpreciselyisapsychopath?Whatisitthatdrivesthemtocauseharm,evenkill?Andcantheyeverbecured? PresentedbypsychologistProfessorUtaFrith,thisisanin-depthexplorationofthepsychopathicmind-includingoneofthemostnotoriousofall,themoorsmurdererIanBrady. Throughanon-goingcorrespondencebetweentheHorizonteamandBrady,thefilmfeaturessomeoftheverylastlettershewrote.Thefilmalsofeaturesaseriesofcandidinterviewswithprisoninmateswhonotonlydescribetheircrimesbutwhytheythinktheycommittedthem. Horizonexploresnotonlyhoweachindividual'scrimeswereshapedbytheirownlifeexperiences,butalsogivinganinsightintohowthesepeoplethinkandbehave. Workingwiththeworld'sexpertsinthefield,thefilmshedslightonthebiological,psychologicalandenvironmentalinfluencesthatshapeapsychopath.Theprogrammealsolookstothefuture,takingingroundbreakingresearchthatsuggestsalifetimeofincarcerationisnottheonlyoptiontomanageviolentanddangerouspsychopaths.…