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The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

20146.52h 6m

Overview

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.

Directed by Dayna Goldfine
Written by Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine, Celeste Schaefer Snyder
Produced by Celeste Schaefer Snyder, Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller
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Top Cast

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Dore Strauch (voice)

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Heinz Wittmer (voice)

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Friedrich Ritter (voice)

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Margret Wittmer (voice)

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Baroness Von Wagner (voice)

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Rolf Blomberg (voice)

Josh Radnor

Josh Radnor

John Garth (voice)

Themes & Keywords

kidnappingbiographydeathdeserted islandpolice investigationwoman directordissensionfloreana islandnew settlers

About The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden is a documentary, mystery, history, crime film released in 2014 exploring themes of kidnapping, biography, death, deserted island, police investigation, woman director. Directed by Dayna Goldfine, it stars Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann. Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.

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