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Eden Is West

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Illegal immigrants struggle to live in the EU.
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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 08/21/2009
3/5
The tension is always between Costa-Gavras's dark view of human nature and his main character's hopes for the future. It's an uneven battle, although the film has enough strong and thoughtful moments to make you wish it was better. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) 08/21/2009
3.5/5
The brightest, most-entertaining film of [Costas-Gavras'] illustrious career. Go to Full Review
Michael Barrett PopMatters 09/12/2022
Costa-Gavras' little-seen humane masterpiece, Eden Is West is the rare film that could make its viewers into better people. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/08/2014
C
A mediocre film. Go to Full Review
Jason Di Rosso MovieTime, ABC Radio National 08/21/2009
The tone of the film, despite some pretty hard living, remains warm with flashes of magic realism. This works against our expectations for this kind of road movie, and may seem too saccharine for some. I enjoyed the journey. Go to Full Review
Mark Demetrius FILMINK (Australia) 08/21/2009
Costa-Gavras scores a few telling points -- about the callous crassness of privileged tourists, for example -- but whatever his intentions, the end product is essentially a rattling good yarn. Go to Full Review
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09/13/2013 This captivating journey is a modern classic... See more 03/03/2013 A must watch film! It's a story of human adaptation to loss of home and lack of normal human contact! See more 06/06/2012 Really Nice Movie... The camera makes us dance We feel the Rythm of the sequences and the surviving moves of the main character... Realistic and Fascinating ! See more 01/28/2012 I loved the way this movie showed that human solidarity is still there, that was refreshing. And Elias was a really fascinating character, Riccardo Scamarcio played him so well, I'll look for other movies he played in because he's such a great actor! The only thing that bothers me a little was the end, it kind of disappointed me, but well, I think that the movie purpose wasn't quite about the reach of Elias' goal, but really about everything he went through trying to reach it, and what we can see by ourselves in his adventures. See more 01/05/2012 Sometimes feel good, other time poignant. Brilliant movie that deserves at least four stars however the very end seemed unnecessary See more 01/05/2012 Nice to see Costa-Gravas lightening up in his twilight years, although this movie still bears the hallmark of his social conscience. A bittersweet odyssey of an illegal immigrant''s journey from the Mediterranean coast to Paris in search of prosperity. En route, he encounters the kindness of strangers, exploitation of the unscupulous, and the rudeness of Parisiens. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Illegal immigrants struggle to live in the EU.
Director
Costa-Gavras
Producer
Costa-Gavras, Manos Krezias, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Jérôme Seydoux
Screenwriter
Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg
Production Co
Medusa Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 50m
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