Tödliche Versprechen – Eastern Promises (2007)

Tödliche Versprechen – Eastern Promises: Directed by David Cronenberg. With Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, Aleksandar Mikic, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse. A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

“A terrific, tight, violent, homo erotic thriller with a soul and a heart and if that wasnu0026#39;t enough, Viggo Mortensen! He is an astonishing actor, heu0026#39;s always been. But now his Russian u0026quot;Iu0026#39;m just a driveru0026quot; goes further than most actors would have dared. He is magnetic. Cronenberg designs two lives again for him but this time the universe where he lives is made of monsters with an accent. The splendid Armin Mueller-Stahlu0026#39;s bonhomie doesnu0026#39;t fools us for a moment. u0026quot;A diary?u0026quot; Thatu0026#39;s enough for us to know and to fear. Vincent Cassel is also terrific and his down, tactile moments with Viggo Mortensen, have an erotic undercurrent that is impossible to ignore. Naomi Watts brings the heart to the proceedings without ever being sentimental. David Cronenberg, I feel, is entering a spectacular new face to his already remarkable career.”