Release Date
April 17, 2015
DVD Release Date
August 4, 2015 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Daniel Espinosa
Writer
Richard Price
Cast
Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, with Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel
Studio
Running Time
137 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, some disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality
A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov [Tom Hardy], who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa [Noomi Rapace], as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov [Gary Oldman] to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Child 44 is one of the biggest wastes of talent in years, a serial killer thriller with a lot of Russian accents and a noticeable absence of thrills.
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