Eastern promises

Resource Information

The work Eastern promises represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Eastern promises

Statement of responsibility

Focus Features presents in association with BBC Films ; in association with Astral Media, Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada a Kudos Pictures/Serendipity Point Films production in association with Scion Films ; produced by Paul Webster, Robert Lantos ; screenplay by Steve Knight ; directed by David Cronenberg

Creator

• Eastern promises

Contributor

• BBC Films
• Corus Entertainment
• Focus Features
• Kudos
• Scion Films
• Serendipity Point Films
• Telefilm Canada
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Cronenberg, David, 1943-
• Knight, Steven, 1959-
• Lantos, Robert, 1949-
• Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-
• Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930-
• Watts, Naomi, 1968-
• Webster, Paul, 1952 September 19-
• Astral Media

Subject

• Crimen organizado -- Inglaterra | London -- Teatro
• Drama
• England -- London
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Comadronas -- Inglaterra | London -- Teatro
• Crime -- Feature
• Fiction films
• Gangster -- Feature
• Gangster films
• Gangster films
• London (England) -- Drama
• Midwives
• Midwives -- England | London -- Drama
• Organized crime
• Organized crime -- England | London -- Drama
• Orphans
• Orphans -- England | London -- Drama
• Russians
• Russians -- England | London -- Drama
• Suspense films
• Thriller -- Feature
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Genre

• Suspense films
• Crime
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Gangster
• Gangster films
• Teatro
• Thriller
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin is a driver for one of London's most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. His carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova, a midwife at a North London hospital. Anna is deeply affected by the death of a teenager while giving birth to a baby, and she resolves to try and trace the baby's lineage and relatives. The girl has a personal diary, but it is written in Russian. Anna accidentally unleashes the full fury of the crime family, and Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided. Hanging in the balance is a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution

Member of

• Focus Features spotlight series

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Denise Cronenberg ; production designer, Carol Spier

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language, and nudity

Language note

• In English or dubbed French, with French or Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Runtime

101

Series statement

Focus Features spotlight series

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action