Tödliche Versprechen - Eastern Promises (2007)
Ein schwangeres russisches Mädchen wird in eine Londoner Notstation eingewiesen – ihr Kind kann gerettet werden, doch die drogenabhängige Mutter überlebt die Geburt nicht. Die Hebamme Anna kümmert sich um das Baby und entdeckt bald das mysteriöse Tagebuch der verstorbenen jungen Frau. Eine Visitenkarte führt sie schließlich in ein russisches Restaurant, dessen Betreiber Semyon ihr das Buch aus irgendeinem Grund unbedingt übersetzen möchte. Anna ahnt nicht, dass sie längst in den gefährlichen Bereich der ‘Vory V Zakone’-Mafia vorgedrungen ist. Nur der Chauffeur des Familienclans, Nikolai, kann ihr jetzt noch helfen.
Der Regisseur:
David Cronenberg
Der Autor:
Steven Knight
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Viggo Mortensen as Nikolai Luzhin |
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Naomi Watts as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova |
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Vincent Cassel as Kirill |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl as Semyon |
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Sinéad Cusack as Helen |
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Donald Sumpter as Yuri |
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Jerzy Skolimowski as Stepan |
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Josef Altin as Ekrem |
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Aleksandar Mikic as Soyka |
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Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse as Tatiana |
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Lalita Ahmed as Customer |
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Tatiana Maslany as Tatiana (voice) |
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Tereza Srbova as Kirilenko |
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David Papava as Chechen |
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Tamer Hassan as Chechen |
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Raza Jaffrey as Doctor Aziz |
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Elisa Lasowski as Prostitute |
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Alice Henley as Prostitute |
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Badi Uzzaman as Chemist |
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Doña Croll as Nurse |
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Mia Soteriou as Azim's Wife |
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Radosław Kaim as Head Waiter |
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Rhodri Miles as Senior Officer |
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Cristina Catalina as Prostitute |
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Michael Sarne as Valery |
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Boris Isarov as Russian Boss |
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Andrzej Borkowski as The Gypsy |
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Олег Фёдоров as Tattooist |
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Tony Cook as Football Hooligan (uncredited) |
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Shannon-Fleur Roux as Maria |
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Mina E. Mina as Azim |
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Lillibet Langley as Violin Girl |
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Faton Gerbeshi as Pimp |
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Gergo Danka as Junior Waiter |
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Yuri Klimov as Russian Boss |
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Diane Beck as Nurse (uncredited) |
| Directing | David Cronenberg | Director |
| Writing | Steven Knight | Screenplay |
| Sound | Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Peter Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Cronenberg | Costume Design |
| Production | Stephen Garrett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Abberley | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Production | Julia Blackman | Executive Producer |
| Art | Carol Spier | Production Design |
| Production | Robert Lantos | Producer |
| Production | Paul Webster | Producer |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Crew | Robert J. Dugdale | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Rob Bertola | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Paul Herbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Catherine Palmer | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Orest Sushko | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Fiona Campbell Westgate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Sacco | Dolby Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti | Hairstylist |
| Crew | David Packard | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Roger Tooley | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Peter Mountain | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Wayne Griffin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael O'Farrell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charmaine Fuller | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mark Zsifkovits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Weintraub | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Judy Farr | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Alf Tramontin | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Jennifer Dunnington | Music Editor |
| Production | Camilla Stephenson | Location Manager |
| Crew | Prudence Emery | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | David Broder | Location Manager |
| Production | Tracey Seaward | Co-Producer |
| Art | Nick Palmer | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Rebecca Holmes | Art Direction |
| Art | Bruce Bigg | Property Master |
| Crew | Lucy Allen | Stunts |
| Crew | Julian Spencer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | John Roberts | Painter |
| Sound | Tony Currie | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Dave Muscat | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Editing | Nick Iannelli | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Sound | Alastair Gray | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Crew | George Cottle | Stunts |