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By Scott Rosenberg Feb 20, 2006, 0:32 GMT

Focus gives Cronenberg 'Eastern Promises'

Focus Features and BBC Films have signed-on David Cronenberg to direct "Eastern Promises." David Cronenberg photo courtesy www.filmfestivals.com

David Cronenberg photo courtesy www.filmfestivals.com

David Cronenberg photo courtesy www.filmfestivals.comThe movie will be based on a script by Steve Knight ('Dirty Pretty Things'). The movie will tell of a young nurse who investigates the identity of a mysterious Russian girl who dies in childbirth on Christmas Eve. She finds herself in trouble when she discovers that the dead woman was a prostitute ensnared by a sex-trafficking gang.

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The new thriller from director David Cronenberg reteams him with his "A History of Violence" leading man Viggo Mortensen. The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Mr. Mortensen), who ...more

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