| Eden Is 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 |
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").
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.
- ^ Gavras interview to journal «France-soir» http://www.francesoir.fr/culture/2009/02/11/cinema-costa-gavras-paris-c-etait-mon-reve-aussi.html Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine