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Child 44 is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Richard Price, and based on Tom Rob Smith's 2008 novel of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel. It was released on 17 April 2015.
- $50 million
- Jon Ekstrand
- 17 April 2015
Apr 17, 2015 · “Child 44” spends its time following Leo as he leads the way for a society that creates paranoia, in which, as Anatoly declares, “When you are arrested, you are already guilty.” The film eventually lumbers to its actual narrative center, when Alexei’s young son is found dead.
Summaries. A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Based on the first of a trilogy by Tom Rob Smith and set in the Stalin era of the Soviet Union. The plot is about an idealistic pro-Stalin security officer who decides to investigate a series of child murders ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Child 44: Directed by Daniel Espinosa. With Xavier Atkins, Mark Lewis Jones, Tom Hardy, Joel Kinnaman. A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
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- Crime, Drama, History
- Daniel Espinosa
- 2015-04-17
Exploring themes such as the potential of men for evil, the threats to truth in repressive regimes, and the paranoia of the culture, as well as dealing with homosexuality and the mental health system in the USSR, Child 44 was heavily inspired by the crimes of Soviet-era serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, better known as the Red Ripper. Translated ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Synopsis In 1950s Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) loses everything when he refuses to denounce his wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace) as a traitor. Finding themselves exiled to...
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Child 44 (published in 2008) is a thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. This is the first novel in a trilogy featuring former MGB Agent Leo Demidov, who investigates a series of gruesome child murders in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union.
