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Eastern Promises

Synopsis

A thriller reteaming A History of Violence director David Cronenberg and leading man Viggo Mortensen, and written by Steve Knight. The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin is a driver for one of London’s most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. Several lives – including Nikolai's own – hang in the balance as a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution reverberates through the darkest corners of both the family and London itself.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
35mm
Director
David Cronenberg
Producer
Paul Webster, Robert Lantos
Screenwriter
Steve Knight
Director of Photography
Peter Suschitzky
Principal cast
Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kudos Film and TV Ltd

12-14 Amwell Street
London EC1R 1UQ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7812 3270

info@kudosfilmandtv.com

Sales Company

Focus Features International

Oxford House
4th Floor
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK

T +44 (0)20 7307 5591

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