A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 74 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Eastern Promises is a straightforward, straight-up Russian gangster movie whose primary achievement is making the Russian gangster underworld feel exotic and menacing.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Sep 2007
fresh:
...manages to blend the clashing of cultures, family resentment, ugly heritage and the unlikely promise of new life without going in circles.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
21 Sep 2007
fresh:
Here is an excellent crime thriller made with grown-ups in mind.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep 2007
rotten:
It's just too bad Eastern Promises, on the whole, promises more than it delivers.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Oct 2007
fresh:
Slightly hesitant, slightly undercharacterised and gently compromising, hybrid: an oddly diplomatic, if often brutal, dip into the hellish demi-mondes lurking behind bouncer-guarded London doorways.