HD DVD Review

Eastern Promises

Combo Format HD DVD/DVD

Featured in Issue 129, March 2008

Picture
4.5
Sound
NR
WSR Score
4.5
Disc Information
Studio Universal Music & Video Distribution
Catalog Number 62100067
MPAA Rating R
Rating Reason Strong brutal and blooddy violence, graphic sexuality,language ans some nudity
Retail Price $39.98
Disc Type Dual Side/Dual Layer (HD DVD30/DVD9)
Running Time 201 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding 1
Release Date 12/23/07
Theatrical Year 2007
Credits
Director David Cronenberg
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Disc Soundtrack Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital+ 5.1
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An unidentified Russian teenager is rushed to a London hospital after going into labor. The teen, lured to London with Eastern Promises of a good job, instead finds herself traded as a sex slave by the Russian Mob. With the help of Anna (Watts), a midwife, the teen delivers a healthy baby girl, before tragically dying from complications from the birth. Even though the unnamed girl has died, her secrets have not, as she kept a diary. When Anna enlists the help of a restaurateur, Semyon (Mueller-Stahl), to translate the diary, she soon fears the kindly man is not what he seems. Before long the truth begins to unfold, and Anna believes two members of the Russian Mafia, Krill (Cassel) and Nikolai (Mortensen) mean to harm the innocent newborn. (Stacey Pendry)

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