Eastern Promises 2007  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinead Cusack, Jerzy Skolimowski, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Aleksander Mikic, Shannon-Fleur Roux, Raza Jaffrey, Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina, Lalita Ahmed
While serving as a midwife in London's Russian emigre section, Anna's (Naomi Watts) patient dies while giving birth. Anna determines to find the baby's family rather than put the baby in the foster-care system. Anna uses the girl's diary, and the clues, albeit in Russian, lead her to Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl) who, unknown to Anna, heads a brutal crime family. Semyon wants to get his hands on the diary because of the secrets it holds, and he also wants the baby. But, the diary is not the only thing holding secrets. Semyon's son Dirill (Vincent Cassel) and underling Nickolai (Viggo Mortensen) have their own secrets–some of which are revealed in the diary–and will stop at nothing to get their hands on that diary. Mortensen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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Human Trafficking 2005  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Remy Girard, Isabelle Blais, Laurence Leboeuf, Vlasta Vrana, Celine Bonnier, Mark Antony Krupa, Lynne Adams, David Boutin, Emma Campbell, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Larry Day
Kidnapped women are forced into the international world of sex trading, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Kate Morozov (Mira Sorvino) is determined to bring an end to the slavery. Kate had experienced her own sexual exploitation and convinced Customs Enforcement Chief Bill Meehan (Donald Sutherland) to put her on the case so she could bring an end to the criminal activity. And the hunt goes on as Kate tracks down the ruthless crime lord Sergei Karpovici (Robert Carlyle) and shuts down the billion-dollar industry.
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| 1. Eastern Promises (2007)
2. Human Trafficking (2005)
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