Child 44

A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov [Tom Hardy], who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa [Noomi Rapace], as a traitor.

Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov [Gary Oldman] to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili [Joel Kinnaman], who insists "There is no crime in Paradise.

Critic Reviews:

• " There's enough interesting stuff in Child 44 to merit your attention. " – Phil W. Bayles

• " Hardy and Rapace provide a solid emotional anchor as a couple brought together by fear and tightened by survival instinct. " – Edmund Lee

• " A dark thriller that is as much about the deranged landscape as it is about a madman with 44 victims and counting. " – Stephen Schaefer