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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Olegar Fedoro 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 |
| Production | Robert Lantos | Producer |
| Production | Paul Webster | Producer |
| Sound | Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stephen Garrett | Executive Producer |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Abberley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julia Blackman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Peter Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carol Spier | Production Design |
| Editing | Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Cronenberg | Costume Design |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | Judy Farr | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charmaine Fuller | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Catherine Palmer | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Robert J. Dugdale | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | David Packard | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Paul Sacco | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Wayne Griffin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael O'Farrell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rob Bertola | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Orest Sushko | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Zsifkovits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Fiona Campbell Westgate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Weintraub | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Herbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Alf Tramontin | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Roger Tooley | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Peter Mountain | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jennifer Dunnington | Music Editor |
| Production | David Broder | Location Manager |
| Directing | Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Camilla Stephenson | Location Manager |
| Crew | Prudence Emery | Unit Publicist |
| 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 |
| Sound | Alastair Gray | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Nick Iannelli | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Dave Muscat | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Crew | George Cottle | Stunts |