Eastern Promises 4K 2007

I'm writing to you ostriches who have stuck their heads in the sand. Curse the day I decided to stick my head out of it... Outside the sand it's scary, ugly, and, frankly, a little unpromising. That's why I'm running, running fast, so fast that the horror around me will blur and become less horrible, so that I can write this review.

Imagine the situation: some practicing Orthodox Ivan will disguise himself as, for example, Moisha, a practicing Jew, and begin to do things that are completely contrary and unbecoming of a Jew. It is more than certain that such an Ivan would be found out quickly and put in his place very harshly. And what would happen if some professing Jew, Boruch, disguised himself as Orthodox Boris and started doing things that were contrary to the traditions of Orthodoxy? And the worst thing is that he will start spreading the word about his behavior, saying, look, here I am Orthodox Boris and I do these terrible things and know that this is the norm for Orthodox people. Boruch will not be put in his place, he will generally be thanked, and by the same Orthodox who do not see the substitution...

No, I'm not calling for Mr. Cronenberg to be strung up for this kind of stunt. But I do urge people to stick their heads out of the sand at least once in a while, and to look around a little.

Although, to be fair, it should be said that keeping one's head in the sand is not such a bad thing. After all, then, instead of such dark thoughts, you can enjoy the film. It's not bad at all: the actors play beautifully, the plot is interesting, the shooting is of high quality. And the film in general is very atmospheric. And it's not at all shameful to even watch it once or twice.