The Absence of Eden
Summary
Italian artist - turned - film producer Marco Perego ’s feature directorial debut , The Absence of Edencontinues his work in honoring the immigrant experience . The picture show captures one fair sex ’s journeying towards survival along the Mexican border . In analogue , the report propose a behind - the - scenes glance at Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) through a conflicted agent who materialize to be see an immigrant . Together , their stories intersect when the life of an innocent untested girl forces them to work together to discover her and bring her to safety .
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Cast
An ICE Agent scramble with the moral dilemmas of boundary line security and an undocumented cleaning lady fight to escape a ruthless cartel cross paths and wreak together to pull through the life of an guiltless girl .
Zoe Saldaña playsEsmee , a private professional dancer at a Mexican club . During a dancing session with a cartel member , she ’s forced to charge an turn of violence to save herself from his attack . Fleeing her country of origin for the United States , Esmee has guide - ins with ruthless Coyotes , other undocumented immigrants , and a vernal mother - daughter duo . alas , this journeying is not without its problems and tragedies . Before cover the border , the female parent and girl are fall apart , requiring Esmee to step up as a guardian even though she is also struggle to survive the vehemence that awaits her at the border .
The Absence Of Eden Is Emotionally Hindered By Its Quick Setup
A valiant first effort at send , Perego ’s eye for differentiate a news report about a tragic human experience is visually expressive . However , The Absence of Edenlacks the comprehensive storytelling required to be as effectively striking as intended . The motion picture opens up by focus on and contrast Esmee and Shipp ( Garrett Hedlund ) . Esmee flees the view after killing a member of the cartel in self - defense , while Shipp receives brutal on - the - job training before maneuver out to protect the borders . This frame-up does n’t enable us to ease into the plot of land and leaves no breathing room , emotionally hampering the story .
Perego has a nice eye for using his camera to emphasize the mental state of his character .
As the cinema shape up to unsound predicament for the two principal characters , Perego and co - writer Rick Rapoza battle to give Esmee and Shipp any other characteristic that are n’t inherent to their Job . Even with ICE agentive role Shipp , his family relationship with his buddy agentive role and girlfriend ( Adria Arjona ) always ties back to his work . This at long last disconnect us from the characters and eliminates the possibility of the flick elevating itself to an emotionally gripping bit . Simply put , all the emotional potential drop gets lost through piteous storytelling . finally , The Absence of Edenfeels like a first draft .
The Absence Of Eden Has Splendid Cinematography
Despite the film not reaching its full potential difference , Perego ’s feature of speech includes gorgeous motion-picture photography and landscape to capture the stunner of the US / Mexico perimeter despite being a hub for so much violence and tragic circumstance . This is where his esthetic background shines the most . Perego wondrous utilise his photographic camera to emphasise the mental state of the characters . As an example , scenes with Shipp are usually snap up tight and are visually dark to represent the claustrophobia that he ’s experiencing . The worked up weight unit he endures when he has to use force is state nicely .
A decent feature of speech debut , The Absence of Edenis a movie that means well . Restrictions in the script hinder the movie emotionally , which often show up in the actor ' performance as well . If there ’s anything to take out from this story about in-migration , it ’s that immigrants endure far more than we could ever imagine . Though the skunk may appear to be fleeceable on the other side , for immigrants , violence and devastation is what they must put up to get there .
