316 Movies: Vincent Cassel

Eastern Promises

2007 ‧ Mystery/Crime film ‧ 1h 41m

7.7/10IMDb 89%Rotten Tomatoes 4/4Roger Ebert

A Russian teen in London passes away during birthing. Her midwife accesses a journal in which the teen accuses a brute Russian mob family of perpetrating sexual assaults on her.

Initial release: 8 September 2007 (Toronto)

Director: David Cronenberg

Box office: 56.1 million USD

Awards: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, more

Languages: English, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu

Critic reviews

Cronenberg keeps Nikolai mysterious, a task for which the enigmatic Mortensen is more than worthy. Full review

S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

Mortensen shines but a contrived, issue-driven plot destabilises what could have been a great Russian gangster movie. Full review

Dorian Lynskey
Empire

The Russian mafia are festooned with telltale tattoos in this new David Cronenberg nightmare. 'Every sin leaves a mark,' reads the tagline. So does every movie. Full review

Paul Asay
Plugged In