The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

Apr 3, 2014

2h 6m

★ 6.4

Overview

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.

Genres

Documentary

Mystery

History

Crime

Production Companies

Geller/Goldfine Productions

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Cast

Dore Strauch (voice)

Cate Blanchett

Heinz Wittmer (voice)

Sebastian Koch

Friedrich Ritter (voice)

Thomas Kretschmann

Margret Wittmer (voice)

Diane Kruger

Baroness Von Wagner (voice)

Connie Nielsen

Rolf Blomberg (voice)

Gustaf Skarsgård

John Garth (voice)

Josh Radnor

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