Eastern promises
Anna, a midwife at a North London hospital, finds the diary of a Russian teenager who dies giving birth to a baby, and resolves to find the young girls' relatives in the hopes of providing the orphaned child with a loving family. As Anna follows the clues the diary provides, she finds evidence...
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| Language: | English French |
| Edition: | Widescreen edition. |
| Series: | Focus Features spotlight series.
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| Summary: | Anna, a midwife at a North London hospital, finds the diary of a Russian teenager who dies giving birth to a baby, and resolves to find the young girls' relatives in the hopes of providing the orphaned child with a loving family. As Anna follows the clues the diary provides, she finds evidence of a local Russian mob's criminal activities, and meets Nikolai, a formidable mob enforcer. Anna and Nikolai find themselves growing close as the Russian mobsters behind the girl's death become aware of Anna's discoveries regarding their crimes. |
| Item Description: | Special features: Secrets and stories [featurette] (11 min.); Marked for life [featurette] (7 min.). |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated R, strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Ronald Sanders ; music by Howard Shore ; production designer, Carol Spier ; costume designer, Denise Cronenberg. |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Focus Features,
[2007]
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