Eastern Promises

Sep 14, 2007

1h 40m

★ 7.3

Every sin leaves a mark.

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Focus Features

BBC Film

Kudos

Serendipity Point Films

Scion Films

Corus Entertainment

Shine Pictures

Astral Media

Téléfilm Canada

Eastern Promises Trailers

Cast

Nikolai Luzhin

Viggo Mortensen

Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

Naomi Watts

Kirill

Vincent Cassel

Semyon

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Helen

Sinéad Cusack

Yuri

Donald Sumpter

Stepan

Jerzy Skolimowski

Ekrem

Josef Altin

Azim

Mina E. Mina

Soyka

Aleksandar Mikic

Tatiana

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Customer

Lalita Ahmed

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