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Eden (2024)

Eden poster
Directed by
Ron Howard
Genre
survival film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 684 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Several European settlers travel to a remote island in the Galapagos before World War II to build a new life. They must survive the harsh environment and each other.

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What happens

Eden is a 2024 American historical survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Noah Pink, from a story by the pair. It stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh. The film is based on the true story of several European settlers, including Margret Wittmer, who arrive on the isolated Floreana Island, in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pre-World War II, hoping to start a life there. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024, and was released theatrically in Germany on April 2, 2025, by Leonine, and in the United States by Vertical on August 22, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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