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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 17 Jul 2013

I would have liked to know more about the criminal setup, though leaving it unexplained gives it a greater tang of evil: a very strong performance…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 17 Jul 2013

Engaging, sharply focussed and pointedly non-exploitative sex trafficking drama with a strong script, assured direction and a terrific central…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 17 Jul 2013

Props to Griffiths for proving that it only takes a very slight shift in tone and focus to give a gory old bike a set of shiny new wheels…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 17 Jul 2013

For half an hour, with brutish hunks abusing teens in torn clothes, we think: Sexploitation…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 17 Jul 2013

Director-cowriter Megan Griffiths refuses to sensationalise the tabloid aspects of this harrowing true story about human trafficking within the USA…

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By Neil Alcock (15) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 14 Jul 2013

A solid, well-acted film sadly bereft of the threat and drama required to truly convey the horror of Chong Kim's situation…

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By Josh Winning (84) for Total Film (3,532) on 08 Jul 2013

Director Megan Griffiths wastes a great villain and settles for easy answers in a watchable but by-numbers thriller…

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By Elvira L (48) on 05 Jul 2013

Out of everything that Jamie Chung has appeared in (which for the most part has been consistently bad) this is hands-down the best performance…

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By Jacob A (260) on 20 Jun 2013

I would say this is a good movie, featuring Jamie Chung's best performance by a country mile…

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By Mark C (1,395) on 15 Jun 2013

Cruel and suspense film that leaves me with a few questions of the plausibility of some plot points…

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By David L (3,419) on 11 Jun 2013

Very good delivery from Jamie Chung…

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By Carla P (152) on 31 May 2013

It's difficult to say you enjoyed a movie about human slavery, especially the sex trade industry which does exist…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 20 May 2013

Every young woman on the planet and her parents should see this film as a warning…

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By Johan V (129) on 04 May 2013

This is a superbly crafted film. I predict the 64% is reflective of the subject matter and not the outcome…

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By Jeff Shannon (255) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 01 May 2013

Cruelty, bloodletting and death are evident throughout (frequently occurring just outside the frame), and Griffith's laudable discretion actually…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 21 Apr 2013

Eden moves slowly and deliberately with nary a break in the tenseness it conveys…

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By Oscar T (386) on 29 Mar 2013

Megan Griffiths's EDEN is engaging and bold yet never feels exploitative - it's everything a movie about human trafficking should be but rarely…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Mar 2013

Eden is never less than suspenseful, but rather than sentimentally pander to easy outrage, or indulge in icky women-in-distress titillation,…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 27 Mar 2013

A quite moving performance comes from Jamie Chung as Eden, repulsion sliding into fearful acceptance without the extinction of hope…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 22 Mar 2013

The intimate scenes between marginalized individuals feeling out complicated relationships…

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