Eden is West (Costa-Gavras)
World Cinema
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1h 46m
Directed by Costa-Gavras • Drama • With Riccardo Scamarcio, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos, Léa Wiazemsky • 2009 • 110 minutes
Handsome and resourceful Elias flees as a refugee to Western Europe, which he sees as Eden. A drama with humor centered around the illegal immigrants living in the EU.
"The brightest, most-entertaining film of [Costas-Gavras'] illustrious career." —The Age (Australia)
"A deep, nimble and humane masterpiece." —Pop Matters
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