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Eastern Promises (2007) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 136,780 users
Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 371 user | 333 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com 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 CronenbergWriter:Steven Knight (screenplay) |
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Cast
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Mina E. Mina | ... | |
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Aleksandar Mikic | ... |
Soyka
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| Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse | ... |
Tatiana
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Lalita Ahmed | ... |
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Badi Uzzaman | ... |
Chemist
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Doña Croll | ... |
Nurse
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| Raza Jaffrey | ... |
Doctor Aziz
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| Sinéad Cusack | ... |
Helen
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| Jerzy Skolimowski | ... |
Stepan
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| Tatiana Maslany | ... |
Tatiana
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| Viggo Mortensen | ... | ||
| Vincent Cassel | ... | ||
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | ||
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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", jeopardizing the safety of Anna and her family. Meanwhile, Semyon's ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Every sin leaves a mark.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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Release Date:
21 September 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
£25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£623,491 (UK) (26 October 2007)Gross:
£2,011,119 (UK) (16 November 2007)Company Credits
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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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Trivia
The scene where Semyon demonstrates his musical skills to the little girls was not dubbed. Armin Mueller-Stahl does play the violin in real life, and was a noted concert violinist in his youth. See more »Goofs
In the last river scene, the baby is alternately crying or sleeping as the camera angle switches back and forth. 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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Russian mobsters, a rainy, murky London, a midwife and Viggo Mortensen makes this David Cronemberg film a perfect companion piece to his "A History Of Violence". My two favourite films of this idiosyncratic and fascinating director. Naomi Watts and motherhood go beautifully together and it's her gutsy maternal instinct that throws her in a world populated by truly horrible people. The trick is, we go with her and within that brutal world we meet some memorable characters. Viggo Mortensen, what an actor! His fearlessness is riveting, he's also beautiful beyond words. We think we can read him but we doubt our own thoughts, he's in total control of his character and of his audience. He has the face of an icon and he underplays it, over playing it. If you see History Of Violence and Eastern Promises you'll understand what I mean. This is not a film to like but to love and I loved it.