Eden (2025) is a gripping survival thriller from acclaimed director Ron Howard, rooted in a true—and shocking—historical mystery. Set in the late 1920s on the remote Floreana Island in the Galápagos, the story follows European settlers led by Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his wife Dora (Vanessa Kirby), who seek to escape modern society’s corruption by living off-grid. Their utopian dream unravels when more characters arrive—among them the manipulative Baroness Eloise (Ana de Armas) with her entourage, and the earnest Wittmer family (Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Brühl). Far from paradise, the beautiful landscape becomes a psychological battlefield as clashes over power, ideals, and survival spiral into betrayal, violence, and unresolved tragedy. Visually striking and emotionally raw—with Hans Zimmer’s tense score, Mathias Herndl’s haunting cinematography, and a dangerously seductive performance from de Armas—Eden is a dark, haunting tale of ambition and human fragility. Set for U.S. release on August 22, 2025, this is survival cinema with a disturbing dose of historical dread.
Eden (2025)
