Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Cronenberg
Screenplay by	Steven Knight
Produced by	Paul Webster; Robert Lantos;
Starring	Viggo Mortensen; Naomi Watts; Vincent Cassel; Armin Mueller-Stahl;
Cinematography	Peter Suschitzky
Edited by	Ronald Sanders
Music by	Howard Shore
Production; companies	Focus Features; BBC Films; Astral Media; Corus Entertainment; Telefilm Canada; Kudos Pictures; Serendipity Point Films; Scion Films;
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom); Alliance Atlantis (Canada); Focus Features;
Release dates	September 8, 2007 (Toronto); September 14, 2007 (North America); October 26, 2007 (United Kingdom);
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Canada
Languages	English; Russian; Ukrainian
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$56.1 million

Eastern Promises is a 2007 British-Canadian gangster film directed by David Cronenberg from a screenplay by Steven Knight. The film tells the story of Anna (Naomi Watts), a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year-old trafficked Ukrainian girl who dies in childbirth. After Anna learns that the teen was forced into prostitution by the Russian Mafia in London, the leader of the Russian gangsters (Armin Mueller-Stahl) threatens the baby's life, and Anna is warned off by his menacing henchman (Viggo Mortensen).

Principal photography began in November 2006, in locations in and around London. The film has been noted for its treatment of the subject of sex trafficking, and for its violence and realistic depiction of Russian career criminals, which includes the detailed portrayal of the tattoos which indicate their crimes and criminal status. Eastern Promises received critical acclaim, appearing on several critics' "top 10 films" lists for 2007 and has since become a cult film. The film has won several awards, including the Audience Prize for best film at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Best Actor award for Mortensen at the British Independent Film Awards. The film received twelve Genie Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. Mortensen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

^ ^a ^b "Eastern Promises (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ Mitchell, Wendy (November 20, 2006). "Cronenberg starts London shoot for Eastern Promises". Screen International. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Eastern Promises". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
^ "EASTERN PROMISES". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^ "Eastern Promises". The-Numbers.com. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[BoxOfficeMojo-1] "Eastern Promises (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[2] Mitchell, Wendy (November 20, 2006). "Cronenberg starts London shoot for Eastern Promises". Screen International. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[3] "Eastern Promises". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

[BFI-4] "EASTERN PROMISES". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[5] "Eastern Promises". The-Numbers.com. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

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