A disgraced agent uncovers a bleak conspiracy of child murders within the highest ranks of Stalin's Soviet Union.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), YouTube (free) and Plex (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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