Eastern Promises (2007)

Regisseur:

David Cronenberg

Drehbuchautor:

Steven Knight (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

21. September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Every sin leaves a mark.

Plot:

A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

Plot Keywords:

Naked Killer | Revelation | Female Nudity | Scotland Yard | Heroin

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 34 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Cronenberg delivers.

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	3:00 AM	MAX
Fri. Aug. 1	12:00 AM	MAX
Sun. Aug. 3	3:15 AM	MAX

Besetzung

Josef Altin	...	Ekrem
Mina E. Mina	...	Azim
Aleksandar Mikic	...	Soyka (as Aleksander Mikic)
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse	...	Tatiana (as Sarah Jeanne Labrosse)
Lalita Ahmed	...	Customer
Badi Uzzaman	...	Chemist
Naomi Watts	...	Anna
Doña Croll	...	Nurse (as Dona Croll)
Raza Jaffrey	...	Doctor Aziz
Sinéad Cusack	...	Helen (as Sinead Cusack)
Jerzy Skolimowski	...	Stepan
Tatiana Maslany	...	Tatiana (voice)
Viggo Mortensen	...	Nikolai
Vincent Cassel	...	Kirill
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Semyon

Alternativ:

Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
Tödliche Versprechen (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity.

Länge:

100 Min | Canada:96 Min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Produktionsland:

UK | Canada | USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Russisch | Türkische | Ukrainian

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:M18 | Brazil:16 | Australia:R | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:R18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Germany:16 | USA:R | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | France:-12 | Japan:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | Ireland:18 | Argentina:16 | Israel:18 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:III | UK:18 | Thailand:PD-14 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:18

Drehorte:

Broadway Market, Hackney, London, England, UK

Firma:

Serendipity Point Films

Dies und das:

Nabokov is also the name of a character who is mentioned in a conversation.

Pannen:

Verschiedenes: When Nikolai is in the hospital, the green number (blood pressure or pulse rate?) on the screen next to his pulse reading increases dramatically (~20) between shots.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Azim: He says "Christmas." So I say to him,
[in Turkish]
Azim: "Should we go shopping?"
[English]
Azim: The kid's 16. He says, "But uncle, it's Christmas."

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Bezug enthalten in "Go' aften Danmark: (2007-09-23)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Dark Eyes

Cronenberg delivers.

I know a gent that did police detective work in St Petersburg, Russia for a couple of years, mostly blackmarket stuff. One night over dinner he told me, "In St Petersburg everything is available. And you don't want to know what everything is". Eastern Promises has more than a little bit of 'everything'.

Some real edge of your seat moments in this instant classic. Set in dark wet, and noir London, Eastern Promises takes a look into a Russian Gangster mentality and culture with some scenes that will make both your skin crawl and your heart ache. This is one tough and nasty thriller. Not for the squeamish.

A twisted morality tale of family dynamics, gang loyalty and one possible way the Good Guys just might usurp the Bad. Every principal character etches a note that resonates true to the scale of the story. And its an excellent dark dark black hearted story full of places and people that you just hope this movie is as close as you ever get to them. Genuinely bad characters with such exquisite details that it doesn't feel like fiction.

Go see it. Pleasant nightmares!