Death and the Compass Released 1992-08-05 is a story that falls under the Drama, Thriller, TV Movie category. Movie Story "In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)".