Child 44 (2015)

A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.

Director:

Daniel Espinosa

Writers:

Richard Price (screenplay), Tom Rob Smith (novel)

Stars:

Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Xavier Atkins	...	Young Leo Demidov
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Tortoise
Tom Hardy	...	Leo Demidov
Joel Kinnaman	...	Vasili
Fares Fares	...	Alexei Andreyev
Karel Dobrý	...	Photographer
Noomi Rapace	...	Raisa Demidov
Agnieszka Grochowska	...	Nina Andreyeva
Petr Vanek	...	Fyodor
Jana Stryková	...	Mara
Jason Clarke	...	Anatoly Tarasovich Brodsky
Ursina Lardi	...	Zina Gubinova
Michael Nardone	...	Semyon Okun
Jemma O'Brien	...	Elena Okun
Lottie Steer	...	Tamara Okun

Storyline

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 in a country where supposedly this sort of crime doesn't exist. The state would not hear of the existence of a child murderer let alone a serial killer. He gets demoted and exiled but decides, with just the help of his wife, to continue pursuing the case.

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Plot Keywords:

child murderer | soviet union | serial killer | child murder investigation | railway | 

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Taglines:

Catch the killer. Expose the truth.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Czech Republic UK USA Russia

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

17 April 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

Crímenes ocultos

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$621,812, 17 April 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,206,135, 10 May 2015

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,951,093, 27 October 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldview Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Etalon Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Daniel Espinosa and actors Fares Fares and Joel Kinnaman are all good friends from Sweden.

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Goofs

When Leo confronts Raisa and she gets a closeup, you can actually see that Noomi Rapace wears green contact lenses to obscure that she has brown eyes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tortoise: Your father?
Young Leo Demidov: [yes]
Tortoise: Dead?
Young Leo Demidov: [yes]
Tortoise: What's your name?
Young Leo Demidov: I don't want it any more.
Tortoise: I'll give you a new one. Leo. Like a lion.

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Connections

Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Carey Mulligan/Noomi Rapace/Amanda Holden/Jessie Ware (2015)

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Soundtracks

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, OP. 64
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
Performed by Polish Iuventus Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Semkow

User Reviews

Tense Drama, 1st time will never bore you.

Child 44 was a good drama movie, not have too much thrill in it but one who is seeing, will never bore while watching. Movie start was a bit slow, get thriller in the mid but lack sometimes continuity of the main script.

Direction: Its an average direction of Daniel Espinosa. Some unexplained scenes make it more weaker. Have mistakes also.

Acting: Tom hardy, good at his role, by the way others acting was below average.

Overall Movie: A must watch average drama having some crime mystery and a little bit thrill about the life of a disgraced military officer.