Eden Is West

2009 1h 50m FR

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 64

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio
Elias
Éric Caravaca
Jack
Juliane Köhler
Christina
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
L'ami d'Elias
Ulrich Tukur
Nick Nickelby
Anny Duperey
Dame à la veste
Léa Wiazemsky
Nina
Marissa Triantafyllidou
La directrice de l'Eden Club

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Costa-Gavras
Writers: Jean-Claude Grumberg, Costa-Gavras
Languages: English, French, Greek, German
Countries: France, Italy, Greece

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Greek, German.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Greece.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Costa-Gavras, shot by Patrick Blossier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Armand Amar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yannick Kergoat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Riccardo Scamarcio and Éric Caravaca and Juliane Köhler carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1158936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Costa-Gavras directs. Patrick Blossier behind the camera. Armand Amar scores. Yannick Kergoat cuts. Produced in France, Italy, Greece. Dialogue in English, French, Greek, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Greek, German.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Greece.
4Directed by Costa-Gavras, shot by Patrick Blossier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Armand Amar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yannick Kergoat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Riccardo Scamarcio and Éric Caravaca and Juliane Köhler carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1158936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.