Eastern Promises
Every sin leaves a mark.
Country
Production
Budget
$51 500 000
Box office
$56 106 607
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Robert Lantos, Paul Webster, David M. Thompson, Stephen Garrett, Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman
Camera operator
Peter Suschitzky
Composer
Artist
Carol Spier, Catherine Palmer
Audition
Editing
Ronald Sanders
Whole Team (53)
Whole Team (53)
Short description
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in England. 'Eastern Promises' was the first film in David Cronenberg's career to be entirely filmed outside of Canada.
- Naomi Watts was pregnant during the filming of the movie.
- To better prepare for his role, Viggo Mortensen traveled alone through Russia: he visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and also small towns in the Urals. He also read books about 'thieves in law' and prison tattoos. Additionally, Viggo watched the film '...Known as 'The Beast'' (1990) starring Dmitry Pevtsov.
- The fight scene in the bathhouse was filmed without stunt doubles.
- The full name of Viggo Mortensen's character is Nikolai Luzhin. This is an allusion to Vladimir Nabokov's novel 'The Defense of Luzhin'.
- Viggo Mortensen's character has exactly 50 tattoos, which were applied to the actor's body daily for over four hours.
- The film was shot in England. "Eastern Promises" was the first film in David Cronenberg’s career to be filmed entirely outside of Canada.
- To better prepare for his role, Viggo Mortensen traveled alone through Russia: he visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and also small towns in the Urals. He also read books about "thieves in law" and prison tattoos. In addition, Viggo watched the film "...Known as the Beast" (1990) starring Dmitry Pevtsov.
- The hero Viggo Mortensen's full name is Nikolai Luzhin. This is an allusion to Vladimir Nabokov's novel 'The Defense of Luzhin'.
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