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‘The Absence of Eden’ Review: Zoe Saldaña Stars in a Muted Directorial Debut from Husband Marco Perego
In subdued roles, a stellar cast — including Zoe Saldaña and Garrett Hedlund — lifts this Marco Perego's sordid border drama 'The Absence of Eden.'
Two parallel but inevitably intersecting stories make up Italian-born director Marco Perego ‘s debut feature “ The Absence of Eden,” a strikingly shot and superbly acted immigration drama. But for all its commendable on-screen elements, it’s the screenplay that Perego co-wrote with Rick Rapoza that falls short, traversing overly familiar and rather sordid tropes related to a divisive political issue. On the other side of the fence, Esmeralda (Saldaña), an exotic dancer forced to flee her hometown after a violent encounter with a client, embarks on the dangerous desert-crossing journey into the United States.
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