The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)

6.5/10 126 min Documentary Mystery History Crime

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.

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Dore Strauch (voice)

Sebastian Koch

Heinz Wittmer (voice)

Thomas Kretschmann

Friedrich Ritter (voice)

Diane Kruger

Margret Wittmer (voice)

Connie Nielsen

Baroness Von Wagner (voice)

Gustaf Skarsgård

Rolf Blomberg (voice)

Josh Radnor

John Garth (voice)

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