Summaries

About a series of unsolved disappearances on the Galapagos Island of Floreana in the 1930s.

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this feature-length documentary. THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR is a gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands. Featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Gustaf Skarsgard and Josh Radnor, this film skillfully interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers (a handful of Europeans, Americans and Ecuadoreans who settled idiosyncratically on the Islands between the 1930s and 1960s). As such, it is a parable about the search for paradise -- about what happens when a handful of individualists settle on the same small island seeking their own distinct and sometimes clashing notions of Eden.—Geller/Goldfine Productions

Details

Keywords
  • love triangle
  • adultery
  • reenactment
  • utopia
  • floreana island galapagos
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • History
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 24, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States Germany Norway Ecuador
Language English Spanish
Production companies Geller/Goldfine Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $247159
Opening weekend US & Canada $5185
Gross worldwide $247159

Tech specs

Runtime 2h
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio

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