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Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

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Eastern Promises

"Every sin leaves a mark."

2007

1h 40m

7.3(3775 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

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Production Companies

Focus Features

BBC Film

Kudos

Serendipity Point Films

Scion Films

Corus Entertainment

Téléfilm Canada

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Nikolai Luzhin

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Kirill

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Semyon

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Helen

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Yuri

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Stepan

Josef Altin

Josef Altin

Ekrem

Aleksandar Mikic

Aleksandar Mikic

Soyka

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Tatiana

Creative team

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Written by: Steven Knight
Produced by: Robert Lantos
Paul Webster

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