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Child 44

Child 44

How do you find a killer who doesn’t exist?

20156.32h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa
Written by Tom Rob Smith, Richard Price
Produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Greg Shapiro
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Leo Demidov

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

General Mikhail Nesterov

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

Raisa Demidov

Fares Fares

Fares Fares

Alexei Andreyev

Joel Kinnaman

Joel Kinnaman

Vasili

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Vladimir Malevich

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Anatoly Brodsky

Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

Tortoise

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Major Kuzmin

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Ivan Sukov

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookchild murdersoviet unionmurderserial killermilitarystalinism1950s

About Child 44

Child 44 is a crime, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of based on novel or book, child murder, soviet union, murder, serial killer, military. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, it stars Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace. 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.

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