Russian police agent risks it all to track serial killer. Digital HD Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-04-17 Video Release 2015-08-04 Studio Summit Entertainment Genre Suspense MPAA Rating R CARA violence, some disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality Color Color Runtime 137 Animated Live-Action Full 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 Vasili Joel Kinnaman , who insists There is no crime in Paradise. Director Daniel Espinosa Cast Daniel Espinosa; Tom Hardy; Noomi Rapace; Joel Kinnaman; Gary Oldman; Jason Clarke; Vincent Cassel