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Plot:
The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin
(Viggo Mortensen) is a driver for one of London's most notorious
organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family
itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood.
Headed by Semyon (Academy Award nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl),
whose courtly charm as the welcoming proprietor of the plush
Trans-Siberian restaurant impeccably masks a cold and brutal
core, the family's fortunes are tested by Semyon's volatile
son and enforcer, Kirill (Vincent Cassel), who is more tightly
bound to Nikolai than to his own father.
But Nikolai's carefully maintained existence is jarred once
he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova (Academy
Award nominee Naomi Watts), a midwife at a North London hospital.
Anna is deeply affected by the desperate situation of a young
teenager who dies while giving birth to a baby. Anna resolves
to try to trace the baby's lineage and relatives. The girl's
personal diary also survives her; it is written in Russian,
and Anna seeks answers in it.
Anna's mother Helen (Sinead Cusack) does not discourage her,
but Anna's irascible Russian-born uncle Stepan (Jerzy Skolimowski)
urges caution. He is right to do so; by delving into the diary,
Anna has accidentally unleashed the full fury of the Vory.
With Semyon and Kirill closing ranks and Anna pressing her
inquiries, Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided.
The family tightens its grip on him; who can, or should, he
trust? Several lives - including his own - hang in the balance
as a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution reverberates
through the darkest corners of both the family and London
itself.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Focus Features
Production Co:
BBC Films
Kudos Pictures
Serendipity Point Films
In Association With
Scion Films
Release Date:
September 14, 2007 (Select Cities)
September 21, 2007 (Expands)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Site
www.scionfilms.com
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