Eastern Promises
Turkish title: Şark Vaatleri
“Every sin leaves a mark.”
2007 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by 
David Cronenberg
David CronenbergCast
Viggo Mortensen
Naomi WattsCredits
Written by: 
Steven Knight
Plot
A midwife is drawn into the Russian mafia in London.
Sinekatalog’s take
David Cronenberg's London crime film is brutal, precise and unnervingly calm. Viggo Mortensen's chauffeur is a magnetic mystery, and the bathhouse fight is one of the most savage scenes of its decade.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (280,662 votes)
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