Eastern Promises Details
- 1 HR 40 MIN
- R
September 14, 2007
Suspense

Focus Features' EASTERN PROMISES is the new thriller marking director David Cronenberg's reteaming with his A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE leading man Viggo Mortensen. EASTERN PROMISES follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Vigoo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence against the family. Now Nikolai must put into motion a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution.