A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
- Director
- Writer
- Steven Knight(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writer
- Steven Knight(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 28 wins & 74 nominations total
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Aleksandar Mikic
- Soykaas Soyka
- (as Aleksander Mikic)
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
- Tatianaas Tatiana
- (as Sarah Jeanne Labrosse)
Doña Croll
- Nurseas Nurse
- (as Dona Croll)
Sinéad Cusack
- Helenas Helen
- (as Sinead Cusack)
- Director
- Writer
- Steven Knight(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS. In London, pregnant Russian teenager Tatiana arrives bleeding to a hospital, and the doctors save her baby only. Russian-descendant midwife Anna Khitrova finds Tatiana's diary written in Russian language in her belongings and, deciding to find her family and bring them the baby, she brings the diary home and asks 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 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 14 and forced her to work as a prostitute in their brothel. Further, Semyon is the dangerous boss of the Russian mafia "Vory v Zakone", jeopardizing the safety of Anna and her family. Meanwhile, Semyon's driver Nikolai Luzhin gets close to Kirill and Semyon, climbing positions in the criminal organization, but he helps Anna, her family, and the baby. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taglines
- Every sin leaves a mark.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity
- Parents guide
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- TriviaOne day after shooting, Viggo Mortensen went to a pub without washing off his tattoos or even changing out of his costume. He overheard a couple speaking Russian and decided to eavesdrop, to see if he could understand what they were saying. He caught a few words before they stopped mid-sentence. When he turned around, he saw they were staring at the tattoos on his hands; they were scared, as they assumed he was a real member of Vory v Zakone.
- GoofsAfter Nikolai was accepted by the mafia bosses, he gets his stars tattooed. When he is in the public bath, the tattoos seem to be completely healed. However, when they are entering the baths, a slight redness is perceivable around the stars. There was one day between these scenes. While the usual for a tattoo is to be brighter at first, it can be assumed that between the particular individual's skin, the lighting and the humidity of the baths, a normal tattoo could seem to be more healed than it actually is.
- Quotes
Anna: Why are you doing this, why are you helping us?
Nikolai Luzhin: I can't become king if someone else already sits on the throne.
- Alternate versionsIn India, the theatrical release was cut in spite of receiving an A (adults only) rating. A sex scene, an offensive scene involving the cross and a grave and nudity during the fight sequence were censored. Also removed was the shot of stabbing in the eye.
- SoundtracksJust a Little
Written by Michelle Escottery, John Hammond-Hagan and George Hammond-Hagan
Performed by Liberty X
Courtesy of V2 Music Ltd.
Top review
Viggo Mortensen Breaks New Ground
A terrific, tight, violent, homo erotic thriller with a soul and a heart and if that wasn't enough, Viggo Mortensen! He is an astonishing actor, he's always been. But now his Russian "I'm just a driver" goes further than most actors would have dared. He is magnetic. Cronenberg designs two lives again for him but this time the universe where he lives is made of monsters with an accent. The splendid Armin Mueller-Stahl's bonhomie doesn't fools us for a moment. "A diary?" That's enough for us to know and to fear. Vincent Cassel is also terrific and his down, tactile moments with Viggo Mortensen, have an erotic undercurrent that is impossible to ignore. Naomi Watts brings the heart to the proceedings without ever being sentimental. David Cronenberg, I feel, is entering a spectacular new face to his already remarkable career.
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- littlemartinarocena
- Dec 25, 2007
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Hang Quỷ Đông Âu
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- £25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,266,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $547,092
- Sep 16, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $56,107,312
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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