Child 44
A disgraced MGB officer in Stalin's Soviet Union races to uncover a serial child killer, only to find the truth implicates the highest levels of power.
“How do you find a killer who doesn’t exist?”
Synopsis
Set in the Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is assigned to investigate a series of child murders—a case that gradually reveals connections to the highest levels of party leadership.
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A crew of 310+ credited
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Edited by Pietro ScaliaShot by Oliver WoodScored by Jon EkstrandDesigned by Jan RoelfsSound by Christopher AssellsCostumes by Jenny BeavanStunts by Pavel Cajzl
Box Office
2015 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$13.0M
Opening week (7-day): $883K
Peak 510 theaters
Also known as
- (English)Child 44
- Kind 44de
- Enfant 44fr
- Child 44 - Il bambino n. 44it
- Child 44 - Il bambino numero 44it
- (Bulgarian)Дете 44
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- BelgiumApr 15, 2015
- FranceApr 15, 2015
- NetherlandsApr 15, 2015
- United KingdomApr 16, 2015
- GreeceApr 16, 2015
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Cast & Crew
310 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tom Hardy
as Leo Demidov
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as Leo Demidov
Gary Oldman
as General Mikhail Nesterov
Noomi Rapace
as Raisa Demidov
Joel Kinnaman
as Vasili
Xavier Atkins
as Young Leo Demidov
Mark Lewis Jones
as Tortoise
Fares Fares
as Alexei Andreyev
Karel Dobry
as Photographer
Agnieszka Grochowska
as Nina Andreyev
Petr Vanek
as Fyodor
Jana Strykova
as Mara
Supporting cast
66Jason Clarke
as Anatoly Tarasovich Brodsky
Ursina Lardi
as Zina Gubinova
Michael Nardone
as Semyon Okun
Jemma O Brien
as Elena Okun
Lottie Steer
as Tamara Okun
Barbora Lukesova
as Semyon Okun's Wife
Petr Semerad
as MGB Agent #3
Zdenek Barinka
as Jora Aleksevic Andreyev
Paddy Considine
as Vladimir Malevich
Finbar Lynch
as Doctor Boris Zarubin
Ned Dennehy
as Coroner
Vincent Cassel
as Major Kuzmin
Hana Frejkova
as Alexei's Mother
Magda Weigertova
as Alexei's Family #1
Petr Vizdal
as Alexei's Family #2
Robert Laurinec
as Forager (Jora)
Michal Gulyas
as MBG Agent, Driver
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
as Ivan Sukov
Petra Lustigova
as Zoya
Grant Podelco
as MGB Agent #1
Jaromir Nosek
as MGB Agent, Metro Sequence
Lorraine Ashbourne
as Anna
Kristyna Leichtova
as Domestic Arts Teacher
Jan Jankovsky
as Guard #1
Josef Altin
as Aleksander
Predrag Bjelac
as Basurov
Marketa Tannerova
as Volsk School Director, Larissa Anasova
Sam Buttery
as Varlam
Ondrej Maly
as The Collector, Yury Abelman
Sam Spruell
as Doctor Tyapkin
Ivan G Vera
as Budenny
Fedja Stukan
as Driver at Crime Scene
Anssi Lindstrom
as Alexander Pickup
Tomas Valik
as Driver, Picks Up Raisa - Volsk
Zoran Kovacevic
as Bald Man, Picks Up Raisa - Volsk
Amata Skalova
as Vasili's Waitress
Vaclav Jiracek
as Stephan
Pavel Simcik
as Tibor
Ondrej Volejnik
as Cyril
Tara Fitzgerald
as Inessa Nesterov
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis
as Artur
Heather Craney
as Galina Shaporina
Martin Hub
as Galina Shaporina's Husband
Flynn Matthews
as Vlad's Son
Marie Jansova
as Alicia
Ivan Shvedoff
as Artur's Father
Romana Goscikova
as Artur's Mother
Andrea Miltner
as Rostov Parent #1
Vlastina Svatkova
as Rostov Parent #1
Jan Antonin Duchoslav
as Rostov Parent #3
Tomas Mechacek
as Young Militia, Illiterate
Jaroslava Siktancova
as Grey Haired Woman
Michal Zelenka
as Train Guard
Tomas Dianiska
as Man #1, Dissident In Cattle Car
Jiri Wohanka
as Man #2, Dissident In Cattle Car
Igor Farbak
as Dimitri
Robert Jaskow
as Rostelmach Worker #1
Kevin Michael Clarke
as MGB Agent, Rostov
Charles Dance
as Major Grachev
Jan Nemejovsky
as City Orphanage Director
David Bowles
as Volsk Invetigator 2
Joseph Harmon
as Vadim Nesterov
Viktorie Haskova
as Teacher
Bobby Leigh
as Donnie
Petr Meissel
as Rostelmach Bookkeeper
Alexander Stasko
as Soviet Soldier
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
14Adam Merims
executive producer
David Minkowski
co-producer
Douglas Urbanski
executive producer
Elishia Holmes
executive producer
Greg Shapiro
Producer, Producers
Hoyt David Morgan
executive producer
Kevin Plank
executive producer
Loan Phan
digital intermediate producer
Maria Cestone
executive producer
Matthew Stillman
co-producer
Michael Schaefer
Producer, Producers
Molly Conners
executive producer
Ridley Scott
Producer, Producers
Sarah E Johnson
executive producer
Other crew
217Yuval Bar On
a.d.r recordist
Michal Engrth
accountant
Michal Krumpar
additional assistant editor
Eliska Barinova
additional assistant location manager
Ondrej Krupala
additional assistant location manager
Matt Wallach
additional colorist: dailies
Adela Hakova
additional graphic designer
Philippe Boix Vives
additional music / additional orchestrations / arrangements
Eddie Bydalek
additional sound recordist
Ludek Kral
additional third assistant director
Jim Boeven
adr actor
Tamara Belousova
adr artist (as Tamara Belous)
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