Child 44
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.
Critics Sentiment
Vasili shoots Malevich then dies in struggle with Leo and Raisa
Leo and Raisa are demoted and exiled to Volsk
The film recovers significantly from its midpoint exile to Volsk (4.8) to the final confrontation with Vasili (7.8), as reviewers found the second half much more engaging than the slow first half.
Child 44 starts promisingly with Hardy's strong performance and atmospheric setup of Stalin's oppressive society, but struggles through a confusing and slow middle section that left many reviewers bored. The film recovers in its final act with more engaging detective work and a satisfying climax, though critics consistently noted tonal issues and structural problems throughout.
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Tom Hardy
Leo Demidov
Gary Oldman
General Mikhail Nesterov
Noomi Rapace
Raisa Demidov
Fares Fares
Alexei Andreyev
Joel Kinnaman
Vasili
Paddy Considine
Vladimir Malevich
Jason Clarke
Anatoly Brodsky
Mark Lewis Jones
Tortoise
Vincent Cassel
Major Kuzmin
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Ivan Sukov
Charles Dance
Major Grachev
Xavier Atkins
Young Leo Demidov
Karel Dobrý
Photographer
Agnieszka Grochowska
Nina Andreyeva
Petr Vaněk
Fyodor
Jana Stryková
Mara
Ursina Lardi
Zina Gubinova
Michael Nardone
Semyon Okun
Finbar Lynch
Doctor Boris Zarubin
Tara Fitzgerald
Inessa Nesterov
Crew
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