The riveting Stalin-era crime thriller CHILD 44 will be hitting theaters this spring, and we have a powerful new poster to share. Based on the best-selling novel by Tom Rob Smith, this politically-charged thriller follows a series of real-life child murders committed in 1953 Soviet Russia, during a supposedly “ideal” Communist state. The star-studded cast includes Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and Gary Oldman as their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up. Check out the full synopsis and new propaganda poster below, and be sure to catch CHILD 44 in theaters nationwide on APRIL 17, 2015.
SYNOPSIS:
A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov [Tom Hardy], who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa [Noomi Rapace], as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov [Gary Oldman] to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Leo’s psychopathic rival Vasil [Joel Kinnaman], who insists “There is no crime in Paradise.”
