Eastern Promises
FILM 11.15PM, BBC2 (not Wales)
In this crime drama from 2007, Viggo Mortensen does a terrific job as a driver and minder for one of London’s most notorious East European organised crime families, including volatile enforcer Kirill (Vincent Cassel). Naomi Watts plays a hospital midwife affected by the fate of a teenager who dies while giving birth, leaving a diary that holds life-threatening clues to the film’s mystery. Thanks to intense performances, David Cronenberg’s stylish direction and Peaky Blinders’ writer Steven Knight’s raw script, this is a fine thriller. ★★★★ DW