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‘The Absence Of Eden’ Review: Zoe Saldaña In Powerful Immigration Drama That Puts A Human Face On Hot-Button Issue
A review of 'The Absence Of Eden' starring Zoe Saldana as an undocumented immigrant on the run from the cartel in humanistic drama on border crisis
Now seems to be a perfect time for a powerful new film, The Absence Of Eden, to perhaps help lower the temperature and show the human side of those trying to cross the border into a new, and hopefully, better new life. A parallel story deals with a morally conflicted ICE agent, Shipp ( Garrett Hedlund) who clearly has issues with the demands of his job and is also, as it turns out, romantically involved with Yadira ( Adria Arjona) who is living a life near the border but perhaps hiding a secret of her own. Perego, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Rapoza, structures the story by going back and forth between these two characters and the shadow of the Cartel hanging over everything in this explosive scenario, especially when Esmee herself is separated from Alma, helpless to protect her even as her own life continues to be in danger.
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