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Based on Louis Bayard’s novel, the crime thriller chronicles the grave events that unfold at a prestigious military academy. When a young cadet is found hanging one morning, the academy quickly confirms the suicide without further investigation. But the following day, someone cuts open the body and steals his heart. Veteran detective Augustus Landor works on the case with the help of Edgar Allan Poe to uncover the truth behind this mysterious death. Scott Cooper directs the mystery co-starring Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, and Gillian Anderson.