Child 44 (2015)
Child 44 (2015)
Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent Cassel
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Based on the novel by: Tom Rob Smith
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy), a loyal MGB security officer, finds his beliefs tested when he uncovers a string of brutal child murders the state refuses to acknowledge. Branded a traitor and exiled, Leo—along with his wife Raisa (Noomi Rapace)—risks everything to expose the truth in a society where “crime doesn’t exist.”
A bleak, gripping mix of historical thriller and serial killer mystery
Cold War paranoia meets brutalist Soviet backdrops
Tom Hardy delivers a restrained, internalized performance
Themes of truth vs. propaganda, loyalty, and moral courage in a regime of silence
“There is no crime in paradise.”
