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Promised Land
Genres
DramaThriller
Overview
"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$25280
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
2004-04-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Rosamund Pike
Rose
Diana Bespechni
Diana
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
Anne Parillaud
Anne
Amos Lavi
Hezi
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Yussuf
Alla An
Alla
Kristina Likhnyski
Kristina
Katya Drabkin
Katya
Shalva Ben Moshe
Igor
Craig Bachins
Greg
Meital Peretz
Meital
Menachem Lang
Menahem
Kadri Kõusaar
Ran Kauchinsky
Rani
Peeter Polluveer
Peeter
Yelena Maunchenko
Yelena
Sacha Zov
Sacha
Ingrid Bakho
Olga Shapira
Elena Kurkchi
Maria Sokolov
Ella Vilk
Tanya Sveshko
Vick Shapir
Lilach Bitan
Yulia Sharkanovich
Marina Pinchsov
Marta Morbayov
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