'Child 44' exclusively at Ayala Mall cinemas
From producer Ridley Scott and the producers of “Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” comes the crime thriller “Child 44,” based on the bestselling first part of a trilogy by Tom Rob Smith, starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke and Vincent Cassel and directed by Daniel Espinosa.
Based on author Tom Rob Smith’s best-selling novel, “Child 44” is a gripping thriller set against the backdrop of 1953 Stalinist Russia. A proud product of the Soviet system, orphan-turned-war-hero Leo Demidov (Tom) has risen through the ranks of the MGB, the state’s domestic security apparatus, to become a star investigator of dissident activity. When he and sadistic colleague Vasil (Joel Kinnaman) capture suspected spy Anatoly Tarasovich Brodsky (Jason), the “traitor” names Leo’s own wife, beautiful schoolteacher Raisa (Noomie) as a co-conspirator.
When Leo refuses to denounce his wife, MGB Commander Major Kuzmin (Vincent Cassel) exiles the couple to the grim industrial city of Volsk. Confined to a one-room hovel and stripped of rank, Leo and Raisa learn that dozens of other dead boys have suffered gruesome “accidents” near railroad tracks under almost identical circumstances as Alexei’s son.
Teaming with local Police Chief General Nesterov (Gary Oldman), they sneak back to Moscow and pursue clues before zeroing in on mild-mannered factory worker Vladimir Malevich (Paddy Considine).
Distributed by Pioneer Films, “Child 44” exclusively opens at Ayala Mall Cinemas nationwide on April 29.