A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts15 Mar 2018

Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg; 2007)

Lydia Kapp, writer, actor, and artist, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this dark, violent London-set crime drama.

CONTENT WARNING: the movie discussed on this episode contains depictions of sexual violence; human trafficking, and graphic violence. For more information, please visit: https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/eastern-promises-2007

SPOILERS from about 24 minutes in until the end. Eastern Promises stars Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassell, and Armin Mueller-Stahl.

Lydia wrote and starred in the short film Clarence, directed by Rob Thomson, which can be viewed here. Find Lydia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TallKapp

Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tallkapp/?hl=en

The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.

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