Eden Is West (2009)

  • NR
  • 02/11/2009 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 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.

Costa-Gavras

Director, Writer

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Writer

Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio's headshot

Riccardo Scamarcio

Elias
Éric Caravaca's headshot

Éric Caravaca

Jack
Juliane Köhler's headshot

Juliane Köhler

Christina
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos's headshot

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

L'ami d'Elias
Ulrich Tukur's headshot

Ulrich Tukur

Nick Nickelby
Anny Duperey's headshot

Anny Duperey

Dame à la veste
Léa Wiazemsky's headshot

Léa Wiazemsky

Nina
Marissa Triantafyllidou's headshot

Marissa Triantafyllidou

La directrice de l'Eden Club

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