Eastern Promises
Reviewed in Issue 129 (Mar 2008) of Widescreen Review
| Studio | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 62033300 |
| MPAA Rating | R |
| Rating Reason | Strong brutal and blooddy violence, graphic sexuality,language ans some nudity |
| Retail Price | $29.98 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 201 |
| Release Date | 12/23/07 |
| Theatrical Year | 2007 |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
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| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel & Armin Mueller-Stahl |
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| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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Subscribe FreeAn unidentified Russian teenager is rushed to a London hospital after going into labor. The teen, lured to London with Eastern Promises of a good job, instead finds herself traded as a sex slave by the Russian Mob. With the help of Anna (Watts), a midwife, the teen delivers a healthy baby girl, before tragically dying from complications from the birth. Even though the unnamed girl has died, her secrets have not, as she kept a diary. When Anna enlists the help of a restaurateur, Semyon (Mueller-Stahl), to translate the diary, she soon fears the kindly man is not what he seems. Before long the truth begins to unfold, and Anna believes two members of the Russian Mafia, Krill (Cassel) and Nikolai (Mortensen) mean to harm the innocent newborn. (Stacey Pendry)
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