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Child 44 (2015)

★ 6.4R137 minDirector: Daniel Espinosa

2015 film

Child 44 is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Richard Price, and based on Tom Rob Smith's 2008 novel of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel. It was released on 17 April 2015. Both the novel and the film are very loosely based on the case of Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $13 million against its $50 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Child 44 about?
Child 44 (2015) — 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 sta
Is Child 44 based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Child 44 scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.