Eden Is West

Name: Eden Is West
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-02-11
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Éric Caravaca, Juliane Köhler, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos, Ulrich Tukur

2009·Movie·110 min·★ 6.2(62)

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Desperate to break free from the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a ramshackle people-smuggling trawler to France. But when the boat is raided by police, Elias leaps into the ocean, eventually finding himself washed up on a Mediterranean beach resort called Eden. So begins Elias odyssesy across Western Europe to Paris, where wondrous promise, helpful new friends and perilous dangers await him every step of the way.

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About Eden Is West

Eden Is West is a 2009 French-language drama film directed by Costa-Gavras. The cast is led by Riccardo Scamarcio, Éric Caravaca, Juliane Köhler. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Eden Is West was produced by KG Productions, Pathé, and France 3 Cinéma and made in France and Italy. It was released on February 11, 2009.

Director: Costa-Gavras
Writers: Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg
Release date: February 11, 2009
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France, Italy
Production: KG Productions, Pathé, France 3 Cinéma

Eden Is West cast & crew

Eden Is West was directed by Costa-Gavras and written by Costa-Gavras and Jean-Claude Grumberg.

The cast features Riccardo Scamarcio as Elias, Éric Caravaca as Jack, Juliane Köhler as Christina, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos as L'ami d'Elias, Ulrich Tukur as Nick Nickelby, and Anny Duperey as Dame à la veste.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Armand Amar, cinematography is by Patrick Blossier, and it was produced by Manos Krezias and Jérôme Seydoux.

Is Eden Is West worth watching?

Eden Is West holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 62 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Eden Is West is worth a place on your watchlist.

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