Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

★ 7.3IMDb Score
Released:2007-09-14
Duration:100 min
Director:David Cronenberg
Actors:Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack
Production:Focus Features, BBC Film, Kudos, Serendipity Point Films, Scion Films, Corus Entertainment, Shine Pictures, Astral Media, Téléfilm Canada

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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