Eden (2012 film)

Eden (Abduction of Eden)
Directed byMegan Griffiths
Screenplay byRichard B. Phillips
Megan Griffiths
Story byRichard B. Phillips
Chong Kim
Produced byColin Harper Plank
Jacob Mosler
StarringJamie Chung
Matt O'Leary
Beau Bridges
CinematographySean Porter
Edited byEric Frith
Music byJeramy Koepping
Joshua Morrison
Matthew Brown
Production
company
Centripetal Films
Distributed byPhase 4 Films
Cinema Management Group (International Sales Agent)
Release date
  • March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11) (South by Southwest)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eden (Abduction of Eden) is a 2012 American drama film about human trafficking. It was directed by Megan Griffiths, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard B. Phillips and stars Jamie Chung, Matt O'Leary and Beau Bridges. The film was produced by Colin Harper Plank and Jacob Mosler through Plank's Centripetal Films production company. It was inspired by the story of Chong Kim, who claims that she was kidnapped and sold into a domestic human trafficking ring in the mid 1990s.[1][2][3] It had its world premiere at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival.[4]

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