Quite Harrowing In Places

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2015)

Child 44, is a post WW11 thriller, based on the Tom Smith novel of the same name. The movie is directed by Daniel Espinosa and stars, amongst others, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace.
MGB Agent Leo Demidov (Hardy), discovers files containing several mysterious child deaths. The reports put the deaths down to the children being hit by a train. After a bit of digging however, he becomes convinced that the children have actually fell victim of a serial killer.
Demidov reports his findings to his superiors, who find his investigations a nuisance and banish him and his wife Raisa (Noomi Rapace) from the city. Demidov runs into General Nesterov (Oldman), who just happens to be investigating a child death, that bears a remarkable resemblance to the deaths he uncovered. Demidov approaches Nesterov and offers his opinion, and is immediately rebuffed and told to mind his own business.
Demidov perseveres however, and gradually gets the General's attention who decides to further investigate Demidov's findings. Gradually, the General also begins to accept that there's more to these deaths than meets the eye. The investigation gradually begins to draw the attention of Demidov's ex employers, who aren't to pleased by it all.
So the race is on and Demidov soon discovers to what lengths some people will go to prevent him uncovering the truth.