USA / Czech Republic / UK / Romania / Russia,
2015, 137 min
(Alternative: 132 min)
Directed by:
Daniel EspinosaScreenplay:
Richard PriceCinematography:
Oliver WoodComposer:
Jon EkstrandCast:
Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Fares Fares, Vincent Cassel, Josef Altin, Paddy Considine, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ned Dennehy (more)VOD (4)
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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." (Summit Entertainment)
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