Child 44

2015 "How do you find a killer who doesn’t exist?"
6.4| 2h17m| R| en
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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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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
The_Boxing_Cat Child 44 is a total mess and huge disappointment. I expected so much more. Like other reviewers, I wanted to like this film. Actors are wasted and it's very hard to understand the accents. A superficial poorly directed movie. I was frustrated with it.
lizmarsh-91300 Set in Stalin's post-war Soviet Union, this story of serial child killings runs parallel with that of the strained relations between Hardy and Rapace's lead characters, Leo and Raisa. In Moscow, the discovery of a friend's son's body and the state's denial of such crimes and subsequent cover up provoke something in Leo. He uses his powers as a senior Soviet police officer to pursue the perpetrator, against orders. This, combined with an embarrassing clash with a fellow comrade sees him stripped of rank and dispatched to a dystopian, remote industrial town as punishment. Dismissed from her teaching job, Raisa goes with him. As forces conspire against Leo, they must make a stand together. So, a different town but yet, another murder. What is their connection? Desperate to find answers, especially for his friend, Leo must persuade the local police chief that there is a connection between here and Moscow, where his case started. This film depicts the daily grind and harshness endured by the Soviet people together with the political paranoia prevalent during this era. All of this portrayed convincingly by a quality cast.
jrlento Being a daughter of a historian, The movie factually depicts the interrogations & investigations led by the Soviet Secret Police. " There is no murder in paradise, per Stalin's reign", Tom Hardy's performance was overlooked by critics, as his lead role as Leo Demidov, takes the viewer on an emotional roller-coaster.
Rocketeer_Raccoon So this is how Russia was like during the days of the USSR, just absolutely horrible all with a broken law system and having absolutely no freedom.The film itself was too awfully depressing and sad in a grim way, all this just made the film incredibly dull. There was absolutely no sense of nice things to come, just more bad news and the story was far too incredibly hard and confusing to follow.I just didn't like this film despite this film having good talented actors like Gary Oldman. Most of the film was simply too boring and uninteresting.I would seriously recommend everyone to avoid this film, a film this boring and hard to follow is not worth watching.