This Movie is actually about a Serial Killer

Rating: 3/10 (30 April 2015)

The user "mattrose" obviously did not see the movie "Citizen X" and hence does not know that this "Child 44" is a horrible remake which I overrated it at a 5.
This movie may have been based upon a book, but the whole plot most of the time was very confusing and leaves one guessing at what the whole story is about until about the last 30 minutes or so. The Soviet system during the time of Stalin was a lot of back stabbing in order for one to gain favor and move up in the ranks.
The real truth of this movie is that it is actually a horrid remake of the 1995 movie "Citizen X" which was about a search for one of Russia's most prolific serial killers; Andrei Chikatilo. In April 1992 Chikatilo confessed to a total of 56 murders from 1978 to 1990 and in October 1992 was convicted and sentenced to death for 52 murders, then In February 1994 he was executed.
The clues that led me to the fact that this movie was a remake, was the mention of the town of Rostov and that most of murders occurred near two railway lines which where most of the murders actually did occur! If you haven't seen "Citizen X", I highly recommend it! It stars Donald Sutherland, Stephen Rea, Max Von Sydow, Joss Ackland, and Jeffrey DeMunn (as the killer); and all of their performances were just superb! Some dialog will make you laugh and some will bring tears to your eyes (as it did mine) so I rated this movie a 10.
Enjoy