Eastern Promises (2007)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.0

Overview

THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS. - In London, the Russian pregnant teenager Tatiana arrives bleeding in a hospital, and the doctors save her baby only. The Russian descendant midwife Anna Khitrova finds Tatiana's diary wr...

Starring Cast

Naomi Watts • Viggo Mortensen • Armin Mueller-Stahl

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Naomi Watts • Viggo Mortensen • Armin Mueller-Stahl

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film explores the brutal world of the Russian mafia through a character-driven narrative, focusing on individual moral choices and strategic power shifts rather than offering a broader political critique or solution. Its core subject matter and the nature of its resolution are largely apolitical.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

Eastern Promises features a cast that is predominantly white, aligning with its portrayal of the Russian mafia in London, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative explores themes of masculinity and power within a criminal underworld, but it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film portrays Kirill's queer identity as a source of profound vulnerability and misery within the brutal, hyper-masculine world of the Russian mafia. His father exploits his sexuality for control, leading to Kirill's self-destructive behavior and emotional torment. The narrative primarily highlights the degradation and suffering associated with Kirill's identity in this oppressive environment, without offering an affirming counter-narrative.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Eastern Promises is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' genders could have been swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Eastern Promises is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.