Opened: September 14, 2007
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Rated: R
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel
Genre: ArtHouse/Foreign, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Synopsis:
The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen) is a driver for one of London's most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Headed by Semyon, the family's fortunes are tested by Semyon's volatile son and enforcer, Kirill, who is more tightly bound to Nikolai than to his own father. But Nikolai's carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova (Naomi Watts), a midwife at a North London hospital. Anna is deeply affected by the desperate situation of a young teenager who dies while giving birth to a baby. The girl's personal diary also survives her; it is written in Russian, and Anna seeks answers in it. By delving into the diary, Anna has accidentally unleashed the full fury of the Vory. With Semyon and Kirill closing ranks and Anna pressing her inquiries, Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided.
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Eastern Promises by fred1
I love Vigo Mortinson but this was not the film for him. In fact, if I met him, I would have to ask him, "What the hell were you thinking?" The...more