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Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack
directed by: David Cronenberg

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025193330024
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 23, 2007
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 721
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2007

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Product Description:
Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts star in this electrifying thriller from critically acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence). Criminal mastermind Nikolai (Mortensen) finds his ties to a notorious crime family shaken when he crosses paths with Anna (Watts) a midwife who has accidentally uncovered evidence against them. Their unusual relationship sets off an unstoppable chain of murder mystery and deception in the explosive film critics are calling "provocative and engrossing" (Claudia Puig USA Today).System Requirements:Running Time: 101 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/CRIME Rating: R UPC: 025193330024 Manufacturer No: 62033300

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David Cronenberg's signature obsessions flower in Eastern Promises, a stunning look at violence, responsibility, and skin. Near Christmastime in London, a baby is born to a teenage junkie--an event that leads a midwife (Naomi Watts) into the world of the Russian mob. Central to this world is an ambitious enforcer (Viggo Mortensen) who's lately buddied up with the reckless son (Vincent Cassel) of a mob boss (Armin Mueller-Stahl, doing his benign-sinister thing). Screenwriter Steve Knight also wrote Dirty Pretty Things, and in some ways this is a companion piece to that film, though utterly different in style. The plot is classical to the point of being familiar, but Cronenberg doesn't allow anything to become sentimental; he and his peerless cinematographer Peter Suschitzky take a cool, controlled approach to this story. Because of that, when the movie erupts in its (relatively brief) violence, it's genuinely shocking. Cronenberg really puts the viewer through it, as though to shame the easy purveyors of pulp violence--nobody will cheer when the blood runs in this film. Still, Eastern Promises has a furtive humor, nicely conveyed in Viggo Mortensen's highly original performance. Covered in tattoos, his body a scroll depicting his personal history of violence, Mortensen conveys a subtle blend of resolve and lost-ness. He's a true, haunting mystery man. --Robert Horton

Stills from Eastern Promises (click for larger image). Photos by Peter Mountain.

Vincent Cassel (left) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Armin Mueller-Stahl (center) stars in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg’s EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.
Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg’s EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Naomi Watts stars in David Cronenberg's new thriller EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Armin Mueller-Stahl (left) and Naomi Watt (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.
Mina E. Mina (left), Vincent Cassel (center) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Vincent Cassel stars in David Cronenberg’s EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Viggo Mortensen stars in David Cronenberg’s EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- dark movie, darker viggo
You've seen the description of this movie, so I'll skip that. It's dark, violent, slow-moving at times, and very predictable until the end of the movie where you're rewarding with a slight twist in the story. Gritty, gruesome, and ALOT of Russian language lessons. If you like mobster movies, this one might be for you. If not, pass...

Rating:

- vig
I just like Vig Mortensen. Especially in Hidalgo. This movie was a little different but he was good.

Rating:

- Buried under the soil of Russia
Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) is a driver for Russian mobster Kirill (Vincent Cassell) in David Cronenberg's darkly excellent thriller. Kirill's father is Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl), the seemingly avuncular but cold-hearted and ruthless mob boss who runs a drugs, contraband and prostitution racket from his London restaurant. Nikolai is initially little more than a babysitter to the wayward, drunken Kirill, but proves his usefulness to Semyon and seems destined to rise up through the ranks of the organisation. ... Read More

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- Viggo Mortensen disappears into y et another fantastic role as a Russian gangster
London over the recent years has become sort of a Casablanca of the world of high finance, home to anyone and everyone with a billion or two. Once you're dealing with that kind of wealth, very few people ask serious questions about where the money comes from. To say that there are some seriously wealthy Russians with murky pasts currently residing along the Thames is like saying there are a few computer geeks in Silicon Valley.

And so it is that David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunite after ... Read More

Rating:

- Great movie, but someone forgot to write an ending.
This is a terrific movie. Viggo Mortensen gives a fantastic performance as a Russian gangster. The plot is inventive and the look inside the world's most brutal organized crime group is fascinating. However, this movie literally doesn't have an ending. A minor plot point is tied up towards the end of the movie, but the main conflict of the story is left unresolved. Cronenberg doesn't seem like the kind of director who makes sequels and I've heard nothing about a sequel, so I guess we just have to draw the conclusion ... Read More

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