
Child 44

Plot Summary:
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.
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Running time: 2h 17min
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Release date: 1 May 2015 (Sweden)
Cast: Xavier Atkins, Mark Lewis Jones, Tom Hardy, Joel Kinnaman, Fares Fares, Karel Dobrý, Noomi Rapace, Agnieszka Grochowska, Petr Vanek, Jana Stryková, Jason Clarke, Ursina Lardi, Michael Nardone, Jemma O'Brien