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  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary Breda and Billy Farrell are a seemingly happy, normal couple approaching their tenth anniversary. In private, however, their marriage shows signs of strain. As Billy begins to obsess over a younger woman, Breda desperately searches for a way to preserve their bond. [Liberation Entertainment]

Directed By: Declan Recks

Written By: Eugene O'Brien

  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 23 m

Eden

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
63
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Summary Breda and Billy Farrell are a seemingly happy, normal couple approaching their tenth anniversary. In private, however, their marriage shows signs of strain. As Billy begins to obsess over a younger woman, Breda desperately searches for a way to preserve their bond. [Liberation Entertainment]

Directed By: Declan Recks

Written By: Eugene O'Brien

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A picture so modest and minor-key that the emotional bruise it leaves may take days to develop.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
75
A compelling Irish drama.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
70
Well crafted and acted, Declan Recks' Irish domestic drama Eden, adapted from his own play by Eugene O'Brien, offers an intimate portrait of a husband and wife who have stopped communicating with each other.
By Ray Bennett FULL REVIEW
60
Director Declan Recks underlines every emotion, every brooding pause, working against the spare dialogue with fancy-footwork camera moves and an insistent score.
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This domestic drama from the producers of "Once" could be about the pair from that gentle romance - a decade later.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
50
Although its low-key realism is admirable, Eden doesn't really work: the long silences, the aching stares, the telling props, Breda's quivering blues, Billy's drunkenness, his distraction. There might as well be a sign stuck to the Farrells' front door: Dysfunctional family lives here.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
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An Irish indie that is well-observed and well-acted - but ultimately, not much more exciting than the love lives of its lead characters.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Samson Films, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Release Date Nov 14, 2008
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Marrakech International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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