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Eastern Promises

2007

Directed by David Cronenberg

Every sin leaves a mark.

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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Viggo Mortensen Naomi Watts Vincent Cassel Armin Mueller-Stahl Sinéad Cusack Donald Sumpter Jerzy Skolimowski Josef Altin Mina E. Mina Aleksandar Mikic Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse Tatiana Maslany Tereza Srbova David Papava Tamer Hassan Raza Jaffrey Elisa Lasowski Alice Henley Tony Cook Shannon-Fleur Roux Badi Uzzaman Doña Croll Lillibet Langley Mia Soteriou Radosław Kaim Rhodri Miles Cristina Catalina Faton Gerbeshi Gergo Danka Show All…

Alternative Titles

Tödliche Versprechen, Східні обіцянки, Promesas Peligrosas, 黑幕謎情, Promesas del Este, Senhores do Crime, Tödliche Versprechen - Eastern Promises, Les Promesses de l'ombre, La promessa dell'assassino, Şark Vaatleri, Promessas Perigosas, 东方的承诺, Wschodnie obietnice, Eastern Promises - Gyilkos ígéretek, Promesas del este, Východní přísliby, Порок на экспорт, Заклетва, סימנים של כבוד, Επικίνδυνες Υποσχέσεις, Lorzii crimei, 이스턴 프라미스, Порок на експорт, Източни обещания, Prísľuby z Východu, Promesas peligrosas, Austrumu solījumi, イースタン・プロミス, وعده‌های شرقی, Hứa Hẹn Từ Châu Âu, Rytietiški pažadai, აღმოსავლური დაპირებები, บันทึกบาปสัญญาเลือด, Lubadused idast, Promesses de l'ombre, Promeses de l'est, Smrtne obljube

Genres

Mystery Crime Thriller

Themes

Intense violence and sexual transgression Crime, drugs and gangsters Gritty crime and ruthless gangsters Violent crime and drugs Graphic violence and brutal revenge Gripping, intense violent crime Challenging or sexual themes & twists Show All…

Premiere

08 Sep 2007

Canada Toronto International Film Festival

Theatrical limited

14 Sep 2007

Romania18+
USAR

Theatrical

14 Sep 2007

Canada14A

21 Sep 2007

USAR

28 Sep 2007

Denmark15

05 Oct 2007

Spain18

24 Oct 2007

AustraliaR 18+
Kazakhstan

25 Oct 2007

Greece16

26 Oct 2007

UK18

07 Nov 2007

France12

15 Nov 2007

Ukraine

29 Nov 2007

PortugalM/12

07 Dec 2007

Sweden15

14 Dec 2007

Italy

27 Dec 2007

Germany16

10 Jan 2008

Czechia18+

13 Mar 2008

Hungary18

29 Oct 2015

South Korea18

Digital

26 Oct 2007

Ireland18

25 Jan 2008

Poland18

Physical

28 May 2008

Sweden15

14 Apr 2010

Sweden15

Australia

24 Oct 2007

TheatricalR 18+

Canada

08 Sep 2007

Premiere Toronto International Film Festival

14 Sep 2007

Theatrical14A

Czechia

10 Jan 2008

Theatrical18+

Denmark

28 Sep 2007

Theatrical15

France

07 Nov 2007

Theatrical12

Germany

27 Dec 2007

Theatrical16

Greece

25 Oct 2007

Theatrical16

Hungary

13 Mar 2008

Theatrical18

Ireland

26 Oct 2007

Digital18

Italy

14 Dec 2007

Theatrical

Kazakhstan

24 Oct 2007

Theatrical

Poland

25 Jan 2008

Digital18

Portugal

29 Nov 2007

TheatricalM/12

Romania

14 Sep 2007

Theatrical limited18+

South Korea

29 Oct 2015

Theatrical18

Spain

05 Oct 2007

Theatrical18

Sweden

07 Dec 2007

Theatrical15

28 May 2008

Physical15 DVD release

14 Apr 2010

Physical15 Blu-ray release

UK

26 Oct 2007

Theatrical18

USA

14 Sep 2007

Theatrical limitedR

21 Sep 2007

TheatricalR

Ukraine

15 Nov 2007

Theatrical

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Review by Will Menaker ★★★★½ 9

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Thus completes Cronenberg's Viggo duology: one about a bad guy pretending to be a good guy, and the other about a good guy pretending to be a bad guy. A Dangerous Method is about horny guys pretending not to be horny.
Review by Erik 🎼 ★★★★ 6

BUTT ASS NAKED VIGGO MORTENSEN FIGHTING CHECHENS IN A BATHHOUSE I REALLY THINK DAVID CRONENBERG NEEDS TO RELAX
Review by pd187 ★★★½ 15

trailer on 80s cronenberg tape: HEY GORE-FIENDS! "UHHLRIGHT YOU ZOMBIE ASSHOLES, IM STARTIN TO GET PISSED OFF." STAY TUNED AFTER THE FLICK FOR SPiiiNE-TINGLING PREVIEWS OF SICK PICKS COMIN ATCHA LIKE: 976-EVIL 2, PSYCHO COP WES CRAVEN'S SHOCKER and CHUD 2, BUD THE CHUD....THEYLL SCARE THE "SHELL" OUTTA YA!!!!!! grreereehhehehehehee!!
trailer on 2000s cronenberg dvd: From the Producers of... Forgiving the Fireflies and.....The Blossom That Sighed.. comes a tale of secrets, mourning and.. popsicle sticks? in, Clementyne's Pomegranate...."Sometimes being yourself....is your one opportunity.....to be someone else"
Review by DirkH ★★★★½ 26

The naked knife fight in the Sauna will stay with me forever.
For me this is one of Cronenberg's best. In his double bill of exploring the world of violence, I prefer this one over A History of Violence. It is not often that Cronenberg allows any kind of absolution in his films, but here he does and it works beautifully. It is of course carried by an absolutely stunning performance by Mortensen. Without a central performance like that and fantastic support around him (especially Cassel) a film like this could have turned into nothing more than a generic crime thriller. This is not the case of course as Cronenberg once again shows what a skilled filmmaker he really is.
I really like Cronenberg the realist, he makes for some fascinating viewing.
Review by matt lynch ★★★½

"Stay alive a little longer." or "For poetic reasons, I suggest you take his blood."
Here men's lives are written on their skin. Their identity is a history, a tradition that governs a culture. Any violation is meaningful. A woman's life is written on paper you can burn or throw away. Bodies tell stories, bodies are destinies.
Review by Ayo Edebiri ★★★★½

had a weird scary dream a few nights ago that I was being chased by the russian mob then I remembered that I fell asleep after drinking a big glass of coke and watching this movie
Review by Erik 🎼 ★★★★½

david cronenberg turns the camera on and says “Viggo, ACTIVATE.”
Review by Neil Bahadur ★★★★ 1

Should be completely impersonal, but it's not. Should be a minor work, but it's not. Should be shown in film schools - for students to see how to take on a project completely for hire and make it completely theirs. All the tropes are there somehow - body horror disguised as gory action scene for example - but also families, offices and social networks, how those networks define characters and in reverse how character definition can be completely deceiving. But that's just the surface: if a viewer is aware of the central twist late in the movie (the best films get even better on repeat viewings) the film shifts from being the ultimate modern-noir genre flex to continuing Cronenberg's fascination…
Review by Brendan Michaels ★★★★½ 15

"He was like a brother to me. Now, he looks like fucking ice cream."
Review by Kat ★★★★★ 12

OK IM DRUNK BUT LSTEN THERE ARE SOME REALLY FUCKIN BAD OPINONS OF THIS MOVIE GOING ROUND ON THIS WEBSITE AND THE WORST IS THAT KIRILL IS THE VILLAIN IF U THINK THAT PELEASE REWATCH THE MOVIE AND LEARN WHAT NUANCE IS GOODNIGHT
Review by Taylor Williams ★★★★

Can’t believe this of all things is Cronenberg’s happiest movie
Review by Holly-Beth ★★★★★ 2

god the scene in the cafe where nikolai touches anna's hand........ poetic..... pride & prejudice wishes it could have that much impact

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Theatrical limited

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Theatrical

14 Sep 2007

21 Sep 2007

28 Sep 2007

05 Oct 2007

24 Oct 2007

25 Oct 2007

26 Oct 2007

07 Nov 2007

15 Nov 2007

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07 Dec 2007

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27 Dec 2007

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Digital

26 Oct 2007

25 Jan 2008

Physical

28 May 2008

14 Apr 2010

Australia

24 Oct 2007

Canada

08 Sep 2007

14 Sep 2007

Czechia

10 Jan 2008

Denmark

28 Sep 2007

France

07 Nov 2007

Germany

27 Dec 2007

Greece

25 Oct 2007

Hungary

13 Mar 2008

Ireland

26 Oct 2007

Italy

14 Dec 2007

Kazakhstan

24 Oct 2007

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Producers

Writer

Casting

Editor

Cinematography

Executive Producers

Camera Operators

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

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Stunts

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Makeup

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