Child 44

Genre: Thriller

Worldwide gross$13.0M

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.

🏆 2 nominations total

Genres

Crime, Drama, History

Director

Daniel Espinosa

Cast

Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace

Released

17 April 2015

Runtime

2h 17m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.4 / 10

Votes

79,417

Metascore

41

Rotten Tomatoes

30%

Box office

$1,224,330

Budget

$50,000,000

Edition

Base