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Eastern Promises
2007
The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence .. Read more
| Starring | Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Eastern Promises
The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence against the family. Now Nikolai must put into motion a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution.
| Starring | Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, Aleksandar Mikic |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 25 Feb 2008 Blu-ray: 25 Feb 2008 |
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David Cronenberg delves into murder, deceit, and retribution in this 2007 crime thriller... read more »
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Poorly directed and unprofessional film which lacks basic background knowledge about Eastern Europe. The cast is inappropriate and unconvincing and the plot is ... read more »
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Avoid at all cost!!
Worst film that I have rented so far. I never write reviews but felt compelled to do this to prevent other people from renting this rubbish. Awful story, ... read more »
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Very disappointing
I was very curios of this movie but it does not deliver anything what you would expect from a good gangster movie. The charachters are not great, put Easter ... read more »
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Dire, predictable and vaguely offensive
A pretty dreadful film all round really. Pandering to every Eastern European stereotype, with little depth or proper characterisation.
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David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen follow up 2005's A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE with another joint effort in EASTERN PROMISES. The film takes place in rainswept London, with Mortensen effortlessly inhabiting the role of a chauffeur (named Nikolai) for the Russian Mafia. The stoic Nikolai works for ...
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Eastern Promises
The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally ...
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