Eastern Promises (2007) Thriller Drama Mystery Action Crime

Rated R | Threatrical Sep 21, 2007 (US) | Genres Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action, Crime | Runtime 1h 40m
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Eastern Promises Plot Synopsis:

In London, the Russian pregnant teenager Tatiana arrives bleeding in a hospital, and the doctors save her baby only. The Russian descendant midwife Anna Khitrova finds Tatiana's diary written in Russian language in her belongings and decided to find her family to deliver the baby, she brings the diary home and ask 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 she 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 r**ed Tatiana when she was fourteen years old and forced her to work as prostitute in a brothel of their own. 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.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a r**e involving a violent Russian mob family.

Tagline: Every sin leaves a mark.

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Official Trailer

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Eastern Promises Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2007 (more 2007 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 100 minutes /
Genres:  Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action, Crime
Directors: David Cronenberg
Stars: Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, Aleksandar Mikic, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Lalita Ahmed … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Sep 21, 2007
Box Office: $17,266,000
Awards: 28
Nominations: 73
Language: English, Russian, Turkish, Urdu
Country: United Kingdom, Canada, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Eastern Promises Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 21, 2007
Producers: Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman, Stephen Garrett, Robert Lantos, Tracey Seaward, David M. Thompson, Paul Webster
Musicians: Howard Shore
Cinematographers: Peter Suschitzky
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