Eastern Promises - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Eastern Promises"
Eastern Promises (2007)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
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Actors and characters
Mina E. Mina
Character Azim
Aleksandar Mikic
Character Soyka
David Papava
Character Chechen
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in England. 'Eastern Promises' was the first film in David Cronenberg's career to be entirely filmed outside of Canada.
- Naomi Watts was pregnant during the filming of the movie.
- To better prepare for his role, Viggo Mortensen traveled alone through Russia: he visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and also small towns in the Urals. He also read books about 'thieves in law' and prison tattoos. Additionally, Viggo watched the film '...Known as 'The Beast'' (1990) starring Dmitry Pevtsov.
- The fight scene in the bathhouse was filmed without stunt doubles.
- The full name of Viggo Mortensen's character is Nikolai Luzhin. This is an allusion to Vladimir Nabokov's novel 'The Defense of Luzhin'.
- Viggo Mortensen's character has exactly 50 tattoos, which were applied to the actor's body daily for over four hours.
- The film was shot in England. "Eastern Promises" was the first film in David Cronenberg’s career to be filmed entirely outside of Canada.
- To better prepare for his role, Viggo Mortensen traveled alone through Russia: he visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and also small towns in the Urals. He also read books about "thieves in law" and prison tattoos. In addition, Viggo watched the film "...Known as the Beast" (1990) starring Dmitry Pevtsov.
- The hero Viggo Mortensen's full name is Nikolai Luzhin. This is an allusion to Vladimir Nabokov's novel 'The Defense of Luzhin'.
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