Review of Eden

Deeply sensual, mystical, emotional yet modern and riveting drama which dives deep into the heart of the surreal experience of this part of Australia "Rainbow Region, Northern Rivers, Byron Shire".

It held me hostage on a strange voyage through this part of the world which I have spent some time in. It is like magic to have a drama like this capture it in a fictional "magic realism/surrealism" way.

It may seem to be making a part of our modern world seem too fantastical and unrelatable

However, if you have spent time in this region, you will know that it feels like you can slip in and out of different realities, and some of it feels like a dream. Anything can happen. You're not sure what will be manifested.

There's the rich folk who own all the land and mansions close to Byron, those older folk on the old farmland, drug makers and dealers, natural people who should feel like it's their home (but have had trauma and been unlucky), indigenous folk, alternative hippie vagrants

It's a slice of the world where a depth of emotional and spiritual drama can come from

And it was very compelling seeing it shared and acting like this on screen, as a viewer.