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Ron Howard’s Eden Nears U.S. Release as Early Reviews Praise Performances, Question Focus

The film revisits the Galápagos Affair on Floreana with a fact-forward approach to a notorious true-crime mystery.

Ana de Armas is a baroness who has two admirers in Felix Kammerer and Toby Wallace in Ron Howard’s “Eden.” 
Daniel Brühl and Jude Law star in Ron Howard’s “Eden,” about a group of people who turn their backs on society and set their futures on the harsh landscape of the Galapagos.
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Overview

  • Eden opens in U.S. theaters on Aug. 22 through Vertical, following festival play and overseas rollout.
  • Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Brühl lead the ensemble, portraying the rival settlers at the heart of the story.
  • Critics single out the female leads — especially Sweeney, Kirby and de Armas — and identify the Baroness as the catalyst for escalating tensions.
  • Reviews note an overextended runtime and uneven narrative focus, with limited follow-through on the film’s broader historical framing.
  • Howard says a family trip sparked his long-standing interest in the case, and production shot in rugged Australian locations that required heat-hardened crews and animal wranglers.