Child 44 trailer sets up a tense serial killer search set in Soviet Russia
It’s a good day for unexpected trailers, with the first Fantastic Four trailer sneaking in early this morning, and a new Soviet-set thriller called Child 44 has proven to be another nice surprise today. Whether it’s the flashes of Fincher-esque suspense or the impressive cast, which includes Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman, the film looks like one worth keeping an eye on. The title of the movie makes sense once you’ve watched the trailer, and you’ll see more than a few familiar faces before Hardy drops the final ominous line of the preview.
Watch the first trailer for Child 44 after the jump.
While there’s nothing necessarily jaw-dropping or must-see in the trailer, there are enough elements at play to color me intrigued. The movie is an adaptation of the book by Tom Rob Smith of the same name, and it sparks a trilogy that might be worth picking up if the trailer peaks your interest.
If you’re like me and haven’t read the book, here’s a plot synopsis for Child 44 to fill us in:
A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov, who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov 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, who insists “There is no crime in Paradise.”
Child 44 is was directed by Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) and stars Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent Cassel, Paddy Considine, and Charles Dance. You can check it out in theaters on April 17, 2015.
