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Eastern Promises (2007)

R 100 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   21 September 2007 (USA)
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A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writer:

Steven Knight (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josef Altin Josef Altin ...
Mina E. Mina Mina E. Mina ...
Aleksandar Mikic Aleksandar Mikic ...
Soyka (as Aleksander Mikic)
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse ...
Tatiana (as Sarah Jeanne Labrosse)
Lalita Ahmed Lalita Ahmed ...
Customer
Badi Uzzaman Badi Uzzaman ...
Chemist
Naomi Watts ...
Doña Croll Doña Croll ...
Nurse (as Dona Croll)
Raza Jaffrey ...
Doctor Aziz
Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Cusack ...
Helen (as Sinead Cusack)
Jerzy Skolimowski ...
Stepan
Tatiana Maslany ...
Tatiana (voice)
Viggo Mortensen ...
Vincent Cassel ...
Armin Mueller-Stahl ...
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Storyline

In London, the Russian pregnant teenager Tatiana arrives bleeding in a hospital, and the doctors save her baby only. The Russian descendant midwife Anna Khitrova finds Tatiana's diary written in Russian language in her belongings and decided to find her family to deliver the baby, she brings the diary home and ask her uncle Stepan to translate the document. Stepan refuses, but Anna finds a card of a restaurant owned by the Russian Semyon inside the diary and she visits the old man trying to find a lead to contact Tatiana's family. When she mentions the existence of the diary, Semyon immediately offers to translate the document. However, Stepan translates part of the diary and Anna discovers that Semyon and his sick son Kirill had raped Tatiana when she was fourteen years old and forced her to work as prostitute in a brothel of their own. Further, Semyon is the dangerous boss of the Russian mafia "Vory v Zakone"... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Russian | Diary | Baby | Midwife | Hospital  | See more »

Taglines:

Every sin leaves a mark.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | Canada | USA

Language:

English | Russian | Turkish | Ukrainian | Urdu (Only a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Promesses de l'ombre See more »

Box Office

Budget:

£25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$547,092 (USA) (16 September 2007) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$16,866,286 (USA) (21 October 2007)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jerzy Skolimowski claims to be an ex-KGB agent. In 'White Nights' (1985) he was one. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the public baths scene, when Nikolaï (Viggo Mortensen) walks toward the camera with Azim, you can clearly see on Viggo's left shoulder the Elvish tattoo he got while in New Zealand for the Lord of the Rings shooting (the tattoo is "nine" in elvish Tengwar writing). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Azim: He says "Christmas." So I say to him,
[in Turkish]
Azim: "Should we go shopping?"
[English]
Azim: The kid's 16. He says, "But uncle, it's Christmas."
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Slavery and Suffering"
Traditional Revolutionary Song
Arranged by Dimitri Oleg Yachinov
Performed by The Red Army Choir under the direction of B. Alexandrov
Courtesy of Silva Screen Records Ltd.
Under license from FGL Productions See more »