Eden Log (2007)

A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious ... See full summary »

Director:

Franck Vestiel

Writers:

Pierre Bordage (screenplay), Franck Vestiel (screenplay)

Stars:

Clovis Cornillac, Vimala Pons, Zohar Wexler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clovis Cornillac	...	Tolbiac
Vimala Pons	...	Technician
Zohar Wexler	...	Technician
Sifan Shao	...	Technician
Arben Bajraktaraj	...	Technician
Antony Rea	...	Mutant
Antoine Helou	...	Mutant
Abdel Kader Dahou	...	Guard (as Abdelkader Dahou)
Tony Amoni	...	Guard
Antonin Bastian	...	Guard
Joachim Staaf	...	Guard
Benjamin Baroche	...	Guard
Zakariya Gouram	...	Guard
Gabriella Wright
Asha Sumputh

Storyline

A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious creature, he must continue through this strange and fantastic world. Enclosed, Tolbiac has no other option to reach the surface than to use REZO ZERO, secret observing cells in this cemetery-like abandoned mine. He embarks upon this journey guided by the roots of a plant, leading the way and the main subject of attention of the REZO.

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Plot Keywords:

cave | roots | plant | amnesia | futuristic laboratory | 

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Taglines:

Escape from Darkness

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are 11 international teaser trailers for the film (African, Arabic, English, French, German, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish). Notably, each teaser version is not just a dub, but actually uses a different actress for the opening scene. The only exception being the French and English versions, which use the same actress.

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Goofs

(at around 30 mins) 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.

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Quotes

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

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Soundtracks

Eden Log (reprise)
Composed and performed by Seppuku Paradigm
Performed by Melissa Mars

User Reviews

Man wakes up in a cave, sets on a journey to the surface discovering all sorts of wondrous and weird things and is finally presented with a decision.

Didn't expect much when I started it and thought it might be some kind of horror like "The Descent" to pass some time...

At first, especially during the first 5 minutes I was kind of confused and might've even turned it off, the constantly flashing light and the grunts of the main character put me off quite a bit, until the story started to unfold and I got to watch one of the better Sci-Fi's I've seen in the last few years.

I guess the movie is either underrated because people turned it off in the very first few minutes or because they expected a horror-movie/didn't pay enough attention to understand the plot.

It was great to see the hero start with a completely clean slate, while discovering what is going on all around him and uncovering the plot and the setting of the movie-world to finally even find out about his true identity and still do what he deemed right with all of his newfound experiences and pieces of information in the back of his mind.

For me it's somewhere between a 7 and a 8, I gave it a 8.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [United States]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 December 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Eden Log

Filming Locations:

Champignonnières de Saint-Gervais, Route d'Ambleville, Saint-Gervais, Val-d'Oise, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,270,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$157,350

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imperia Films, Bac Films, Trois Huit, Les

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1