Eden Log (2007)

Director:

Franck Vestiel

Writers:

Pierre Bordage (screenplay)
Franck Vestiel (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 December 2007 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here...

Plot Keywords:

Cave | Plant | Roots | Amnesia | Laboratory

Cast

Clovis Cornillac	...	Tolbiac
Vimala Pons
Zohar Wexler
Sifan Shao
Arben Bajraktaraj
Abdelkader Dahou
Tony Amoni
Antonin Bastian
Joachim Staaf
Benjamin Baroche
Zakariya Gouram
Gabriella Wright
Asha Sumputh
Nadia-Layla Bettache
Lavinia Birladeanu

Also Known As:

Rezo Zero (France) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent and sexual content.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

France:-12 | USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Company:

Imperia Films

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: (At 13:30) As Tolbiac is walking through the corridor, the hand of a following crew member can be clearly seen in the lower right corner of the shot.

Quotes:

Man on wall: I don't know how you survived 'til now but please: get away!

A Nocturne Trip

Hands down. A truly interesting picture held in the gripping nocturne atmosphere of the dark sci-fi. Very simple, little dialog and few action-filled scenes with lots of details and original ideas. Eden Log is something like a debut from the french director and with this stylish calling card I am helluva sure we will be hearing from this guy again. The story is compelling the viewer making him no less confused than the main protagonist and that was the whole point. The viewer becomes the main persona searching for answers while tripping balls through the dark corridors of the tech cave. The director could easily made it clear with one sentence in the beginning like the most of the crapbag movies today. "The year is... this is... he is... an experiment... and he... " and the rest would be just blank silence with no reasonable point at all. Indeed. Different approach is needed worldwide. I can't even remember the last know good sci-fi movie I've enjoyed and Eden Log came like a small shotgun blast in the head. The black/white editing is very convincing, make-up effects, acting and the ambient sounds and music are very horrific. Man, I really loved the deep voice and look of the Guards. Reminds me of F.E.A.R. from Monolith and this is the funky thing. The whole movie seemed like a filmed game to me. So, if you like sci-fi, this is the movie for you.