Child 44
2015 · Movie · R · 137 min · ★ 6.3 · 36% critics
In Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced state agent is sent to investigate a series of child murders that the authorities would rather deny. As he digs deeper, the case begins to point toward the highest levels of party leadership, turning a police hunt into a dangerous political ordeal.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-03-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,820 votes)
- Box office
- $12,951,093
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
If you like Soviet-era crime mysteries and politically pressured investigations, you may enjoy Child 44; Not for you if you want a tightly paced thriller, clear action scenes, or a story that stays focused, like The Frozen Ground or Luther: The Fallen Sun.
Pros: strong historical atmosphere; compelling lead performances; dark crime premise | Cons: slow/overlong pacing; confusing focus; shaky action clarity
Themes
- based on novel or book
- child murder
- soviet union
- murder
- serial killer
- military
- stalinism
- 1950s
Cast & crew
Tom Hardy
as Leo Demidov
Gary Oldman
as General Mikhail Nesterov
Noomi Rapace
as Raisa Demidov
Fares Fares
as Alexei Andreyev
Joel Kinnaman
as Vasili
Paddy Considine
as Vladimir Malevich
Jason Clarke
as Anatoly Brodsky
Mark Lewis Jones
as Tortoise
Vincent Cassel
as Major Kuzmin
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
as Ivan Sukov
Directed by Daniel Espinosa