Child 44

About Child 44

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.

Child 44 (2015) is a crime thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa. It runs 137 minutes and was released in March 2015.

Its themes are military, soviet union, child murder, and stalinism. The story is adapted from a novel.

Tom Hardy takes the lead as Leo Demidov, Gary Oldman as General Mikhail Nesterov, Noomi Rapace as Raisa Demidov, and Fares Fares as Alexei Andreyev. The screenplay is by Richard Price. Produced by Scott Free Productions. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Howdy Amazon Channel.

Black Phone 2, The Revenant, and The Silence of the Lambs make useful companions to Child 44, all filed under 1950s and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 1,860 votes and it carries a R rating.