Eden Is West (2009)

Original title

Eden à l'ouest

Directed by

Costa-Gavras

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Greece, Italy

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

15

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An illegal immigrant from an unspecified country tries to reach Paris. He encounters various people and challenges along the way.

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What happens

Eden Is West (French: Eden à l'ouest) is a 2009 adventure drama 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"). 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 he himself was an immigrant. The film had its world premiere out of the competition at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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