Eden Is West
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Eden Is West (French: Eden à l'ouest) is a 2009 film by Greek-French director Costa-Gavras about an illegal immigrant called Elias who tries to get to Paris. The original title in Greek is "Paradissos sti Dysi" ("Paradise in West").
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Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
Written by | Costa-Gavras Jean-Claude Grumberg |
Produced by | Michele Ray-Gavras Manos Krezias |
Starring | Riccardo Scamarcio Ulrich Tukur |
Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
Music by | Armand Amar |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | France Greece |
Languages | French Greek English |
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The nationality of the main character hero is not disclosed during the film, Gavras wanted to make a point about illegal immigrants of any nationality, since himself was an immigrant.[1]
The film had its world premiere out of the competition at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.