Eastern Promises (2007)
Eastern Promises (2007) is a crime drama directed by David Cronenberg. The movie follows the story of a midwife, Anna, who discovers a diary belonging to a 14-year-old girl who died in childbirth. As she investigates the diary, she finds herself drawn into the dark world of the Russian mafia.
The movie is known for its intense and graphic violence, but it also contains some surprisingly sexual moments. One of the most memorable scenes is when Anna visits a Russian bathhouse. Here, she is confronted with a group of naked men, and the camera lingers on their bodies. This scene is both erotic and unsettling, and it serves to illustrate the power dynamics between the sexes in the Russian mafia.
Another memorable moment is when Anna is taken to a nightclub by a Russian mobster. Here, she is forced to watch a strip show, which is both titillating and disturbing. The scene serves to illustrate the power of the mobster, and the vulnerability of Anna.
Finally, the movie contains a scene in which Anna and the mobster, Nikolai, have a passionate kiss. This kiss is both tender and violent, and it serves to illustrate the complex relationship between the two characters.
Overall, Eastern Promises contains some surprisingly sexual moments. These moments are both erotic and unsettling, and they serve to illustrate the power dynamics between the sexes in the Russian mafia.
Full frontal nudity as a man has sex with a prostitute as another man watches.
A man has sex with a prostitute. Her breasts are briefly shown. Everything else is under the sheets. Scene is brief.
A woman's breasts are briefly shown while she's lying in bed.
A man fights two others while fully nude. His buttocks and genitals are repeatedly shown while they fight.
It's stated that a man beat a teenage girl, and was told to rape only to be unwilling to and so an old man raped her instead, saying that "a horse needs to be broken".