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Sep 13, 2007 · David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" opens with a throat-slashing and a young woman collapsing in blood in a drugstore, and connects these events with a descent into an underground of Russians who have immigrated to London and brought their crime family with them.
Sep 14, 2007 · A superbly wrought yarn set in the milieu of first-generation Russian mobsters in London that is simultaneously tough-minded and compassionate about the human condition, Eastern Promises instantly takes its place among David Cronenberg's very best films.
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Compelling but brutal mafia film for adults only. Read Common Sense Media's Eastern Promises review, age rating, and parents guide.
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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.
82 Metascore. 2007. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama, Suspense. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A naïve midwife working at a London hospital becomes entangled with Russian mobsters in this crime thriller.
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