The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)
DocumentaryMysteryHistoryCrime
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.
Directors:
Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine.
Writers:
Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller, Celeste Schaefer Snyder.
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Cate Blanchett as Dore Strauch (voice) |
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Sebastian Koch as Heinz Wittmer (voice) |
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Thomas Kretschmann as Friedrich Ritter (voice) |
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Diane Kruger as Margret Wittmer (voice) |
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Connie Nielsen as Baroness Von Wagner (voice) |
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Gustaf Skarsgård as Rolf Blomberg (voice) |
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Josh Radnor as John Garth (voice) |
| Directing | Daniel Geller | Director |
| Directing | Dayna Goldfine | Director |
| Writing | Dayna Goldfine | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniel Geller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Celeste Schaefer Snyder | Screenplay |
| Editing | Bill Weber | Editor |
| Production | Mickey Cottrell | Publicist |
| Production | Dayna Goldfine | Producer |
| Camera | Daniel Geller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Daniel Geller | Producer |
| Production | Celeste Schaefer Snyder | Producer |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Sound | Laura Karpman | Original Music Composer |