Eastern Promises

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September 14, 2007

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Theatrical Release Date:

09/14/2007

DVD Release Date:

12/23/2007

Run Time:

100min.

Starring:

Viggo Mortensen , Naomi Watts , Vincent Cassel , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Sinéad Cusack

Director(s):

David Cronenberg

Distributor(s):

Focus Features

MPAA Rating:

R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity.

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama

Plot: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Vincent Cassel star in this David Cronenberg's thriller concerning a London midwife who unwittingly stumbles into a clandestine Russian sex trafficking ring. Read More

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VIDEO : 'Eastern Promises' - Trailer No. 1

The mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) is tied to one of Londons most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with a midwife (Naomi Watts) trying to right a wrong.

VIDEO : 'Eastern Promises' - Trailer No. 2

The mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with a midwife (Naomi Watts) trying to right a wrong.

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1. Vory v Zakone are all in their 80's. They have been replaced by much more violent and more powerful mafia's.2. No one in the movie speaks Russian - or close to understable Russian... A lot of of t... he time - had to switch he subtitles on to understand... 3. No story line what so ever... 4. Movie only concetrates on tattoos and throat cutting... Which russian mafia's excel in - however - no real ties to the real underworld. 5. I THOUGHT I SAW THE WRONG MOVIE AT FIRST - COMPLETE GARBAGE... WOULD NOT RECOMMEND EVEN IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE IT FOR FREE... Full Review

May 22, 2008

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Having seen Viggo Mortenson in "A History Of Violence" I know what a wonderful actor he has become. I have not seen "Eastern Promises" yet I intend to, most likely by renting the video. The synopsi... s intrigues me, so I am eager for it to come out on DVD.P.S. I have just re-rented "A History Of Violence" something I rarely do!! Full Review

May 22, 2008

brownsu243

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A brilliant and striking film, but too bloody and sadistic for my taste. It isn't entertainment, but it is a near-perfect example of film art.

May 22, 2008

thebodhiman

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okay..if you want a comedy...this is perfect specially if you are russian like me. as usual americans try to put us in this funny spotlight of borsche and vodka but okay lets put that aside...the movi... e was so stupid. what kind of mafia was that it consisted of three people. Anyway...this is total BS the person who made this movie should have maybe went to russia first or read a couple books. The only thing that was right was the tattoos he must have only researched russian prison tattoos..wow i was not expecting this. they make us seem like all we do is drink kill and speak in french accents wow..and if u actuall would understand russian the actors must have read the script once and had no training at all...the problem w/this movie was that it actually had good actors who were playing stupid roles. PLEASE AMERICANS AND EVERYONE ELSE...PLEASE DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW THE RUSSIAN MAFIA OR RUSSIANS IN GENERAL LIVE OR ACT ITS ALLOT MORE BRUTAL IN REAL LIFE BUT ATLEAST IT DOESNT LOOK CHEESY AND STUPID LIKE THIS DID. (kak fsegda nas ochen horoshenko vistavili pered americozami) Full Review

May 22, 2008

lubikatushu

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I read all the glowing reviews of Eastern Promises and went to see the movie.What a disappointment! I am very puzzled that there is such a huge difference between what I read in the reviews and what I... saw on screen. Can't be the same movie, I thought? This movie has poor acting, cliche dialogue, ridiculous story line, unnecessay, graphic slaughter of people and major miscasting. You do not understand, or can relate, to one character in this bloody, hoodlum hokum. Senseless carnage for reasons that are still unclear. We don't need the camera to pull in for a close up of a person that has just had his throat cut, or has just gotten stabbed in the eye, to see all the blood pumping out of the wound till the victim dies. The camera stays on the stab wound in close up till the victim's life's blood is puddled on the floor, and that's art? That's supposed to show the director's talent? Huh? In an attempt at a quirky twist they have the major killer, Viggo Mortensen, the one that cuts people's fingers off, and you see it being done, in close up, and pulls their teeth out so the bodies cannot be identified, as an undercover agent working for Scotland Yard. What baloney! In a word this movie is AWFUL!!!!! Full Review

May 22, 2008

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