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Eden Is West

Eden Is West

20096.21h 50m

Overview

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras
Written by Jean-Claude Grumberg, Costa-Gavras
Produced by Manos Krezias, Jérôme Seydoux, Costa-Gavras
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Top Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Elias

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Jack

Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Christina

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

L'ami d'Elias

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Nick Nickelby

Anny Duperey

Anny Duperey

Dame à la veste

Léa Wiazemsky

Léa Wiazemsky

Nina

Marissa Triantafyllidou

Marissa Triantafyllidou

La directrice de l'Eden Club

Tess Spentzos

Tess Spentzos

Une amie de Nina

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Stella-Melina Vasilaki

L'hôtesse

About Eden Is West

Eden Is West is a drama film released in 2009. Directed by Costa-Gavras, it stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Éric Caravaca, Juliane Köhler. 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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