Eden Is West (2009)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

Released: 2009-02-11
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 50m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 64 votes

Directed by Costa-Gavras.

Top cast

Riccardo Scamarcio as Elias
Éric Caravaca as Jack
Juliane Köhler as Christina
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos as L'ami d'Elias
Ulrich Tukur as Nick Nickelby
Anny Duperey as Dame à la veste
Léa Wiazemsky as Nina
Marissa Triantafyllidou as La directrice de l'Eden Club
Tess Spentzos as Une amie de Nina
Stella-Melina Vasilaki as L'hôtesse

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Where to watch Eden Is West

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: watch free on Hoopla
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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