CHILD 44

Set in Stalin's Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent, Leo Demidov is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders - a case that begins to connect with the very top party leadership. Leo, having experienced a tough, bleak upbringing as an orphan, was taken in by the red army, rising through the ranks, Leo, now a revered soldier, is framed for treason and he and his wife, Raisa are sent into exile to a remote outpost. Here, children are being savagely murdered and the authorities are turning a blind eye. At rock bottom, Leo decides to take it upon himself to solve the crimes.