Eastern Promises overview

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Synopsis:

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. An unidentified Russian teen has been rushed to a London hospital after going into labor. Though midwife Anna Khitrova (Watts) does manage to deliver a healthy baby girl, the newborn's mother dies tragically during delivery. But the deceased mother's secrets did not die with her, because she has left behind a diary.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: David Cronenberg
  • Studio: Serendipity Point Films, Kudos Pictures, BBC Films
  • Year: 2007
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Country: Canada, UK, USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2007 09 14 (USA)

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