Character Relationships in Child 44

Leo Demidov (played by Tom Hardy) is a protagonist in Child 44. MGB agent and war hero who investigates a brutal series of child murders despite Soviet doctrine denying their existence. After being demoted to Volsk, he secretly continues the investigation with his wife Raisa, tracking the killer across rail lines, surviving an assassination attempt, and ultimately exposing the truth before reinstatement. Vasili (played by Joel Kinnaman) appears in Child 44. Amoral and ambitious MGB rival of Leo. He orchestrates political accusations against Leo and Raisa, pursues them across the Soviet Union, and ultimately intervenes to shoot the serial killer before being killed by Leo and Raisa in a desperate struggle. Vladimir Malevich (played by Paddy Considine) appears in Child 44. The identified serial killer operating along Soviet rail lines. Leo tracks him down in a Rostov tractor factory where he surrenders before Vasili intervenes. The state later exploits his POW background to falsely justify his crimes.

Character Relationship Map: Child 44

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Characters

Canonical Relationships

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Story Dynamics

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Story Analysis

A disgraced Soviet security agent risks state punishment to expose a serial killer and challenge an official system that denies the murders.

Plot Progression

  1. A Murder The State Denies
  2. Volsk's Hidden Pattern
  3. Witnesses And Betrayal
  4. The Pursuit To Rostov
  5. Factory Reckoning

Directed by Daniel Espinosa

Child 44 (2015) · 6.3/10 · crime, thriller

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