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Feature film — 2009

Eden Is West (2009)

6.21h 50mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 64 votes.

KG Productions / Pathé / France 3 Cinéma / Novo RPI / Medusa Film / Odeon / Finos Film

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Director: Costa-Gavras

On screen

Cast & crew

Riccardo Scamarcio as Elias

Riccardo Scamarcio

Elias

Éric Caravaca as Jack

Éric Caravaca

Jack

Juliane Köhler as Christina

Juliane Köhler

Christina

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos as L'ami d'Elias

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

L'ami d'Elias

Ulrich Tukur as Nick Nickelby

Ulrich Tukur

Nick Nickelby

Anny Duperey as Dame à la veste

Anny Duperey

Dame à la veste

Léa Wiazemsky as Nina

Léa Wiazemsky

Nina

Marissa Triantafyllidou as La directrice de l'Eden Club

Marissa Triantafyllidou

La directrice de l'Eden Club

Tess Spentzos as Une amie de Nina

Tess Spentzos

Une amie de Nina

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Stella-Melina Vasilaki

L'hôtesse

Gil Alma as Bob

Gil Alma

Bob

Constantine Markoulakis as Yvan

Constantine Markoulakis

Yvan