Eastern Promises is a 2007 English-language Action Crime motion picture written by Steven Knight and directed by David Cronenberg and produced by Paul Webster and Robert Lantos. The film tells the story of Anna , a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year old trafficked Russian girl who dies in childbirth. Eastern promises features Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-stahl, Josef Altin, Mina E. Mina and Arnold Montey. The screenplay is written by Steven Knight. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Howard Shore. Cinematography was done by Peter Suschitzky and editing by Ronald Sanders. The film has a running time of 101 minutes. It was released on 3rd January 2008 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Eastern Promises was made on a budget of $50 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $56 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Path Distribution. The film tells the story of Anna , a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year old trafficked Russian girl who dies in childbirth.