Child 44
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. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up
enforced by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili [Joel Kinnaman], who insists "There
is no crime in Paradise.
Critic Reviews:
- " There's enough interesting stuff in Child 44 to merit your
attention. " – Phil W. Bayles
- " Hardy and Rapace provide a solid emotional anchor as a couple brought
together by fear and tightened by survival instinct. " –
Edmund Lee
- " A dark thriller that is as much about the deranged landscape as it is
about a madman with 44 victims and counting. " – Stephen
Schaefer