Rent Eastern Promises (2007)
3.6 of 5 from 332 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- After a young teenage mother dies during childbirth, midwife Anna resolves to try to trace the baby's relatives. Guided by the girl's personal diary she meets Seymon, the charming proprietor of a plush Trans-Siberian restaurant who impeccably masks his cold and brutal acts as the head of one London's most notorious Eastern European crime families. Seymon's volatile son Kirill, who is also part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood, and the family's mysterious driver, Nikolai, soon cross her path as Anna accidentally unleashes the full fury of the Vory...
- Actors:
- Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, Aleksandar Mikic, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Lalita Ahmed, Badi Uzzaman, Doña Croll, Raza Jaffrey, Sinéad Cusack, Jerzy Skolimowski, Vincent Cassel, Shannon-Fleur Roux, Lillibet Langley, Mia Soteriou, Radoslaw Kaim, Donald Sumpter, Rhodri Miles
- Directors:
- David Cronenberg
- Producers:
- Robert Lantos, Paul Webster
- Voiced By:
- Tatiana Maslany
- Writers:
- Steven Knight
- Others:
- Steve Knight
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: EO, 2008, Films to Watch if You Like: Get Carter, New waves of Polish Cinema
- Countries:
- Canada
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/02/2008
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Secrets and Stories
- Marked for Life
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Reviews (6) of Eastern Promises
Good story - Eastern Promises review by CP Customer
Good actors in a thriller with the surprises and twists you should expect in that genre - shot on location in London - and you do wonder if this can happen when we know about radioactive tea being served.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Every picture tells a story. - Eastern Promises review by CP Customer
Cronenberg directs the story in a rather bleak manner and it seems rather low budget at times. Viggo Mortenson plays his role with convincing aplomb and Naomi Watts holds your attention without hogging the limelight. The bath-house scene is well acted but gruesome and predictable. Mortenson's speed of recovery in hospital belies belief and the ending hints of a sequel maybe? The extras on the dvd are worth your time.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Russian Problems UK Location - Eastern Promises review by CP Customer
Cronenberg and Viggo team up for another worthwhile film, this time focusing on Russian crime in the UK. Eastern Promises is a hard-hitting voyage into the practises of the Russian gangs and their clandestine rules. Tattoos are a vital part of the equation as Viggo demonstrates his physical agility on more than one occasion. Its during these moments that Cronenberg returns to his roots, demonstrating his uncanny ability to highlight the pain and suffering that violence brings. Unfortunately the conclusion is all too idealistic for comfort, but up until that point Eastern Promises is perhaps Cronenberg's best work.
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