Italy / Mar 23, 2026 / Bari International Film Festival
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Sixty years after the nuclear devastation, a few survivors cling to life in a ruined industrial zone. Ten-year-old Niko lives with his grandfather Lexi, convinced that their territory is a "paradise" worth defending. Lexi indoctrinates Niko to hate the rival survivors across the railroad tracks. A violent confrontation with a feral child triggers a brutal conflict in which the children serve the adults' power struggles. As the adults' violence escalates, Niko realizes that Lexi is not the man he thought he was. The arrival of Xeni's family reveals that borders are a prison, and escape threatens deadly consequences for the children.
Genres
Science Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Leaving Eden |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Albania, Poland, Macedonia, Italy, Kosovo |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Added Value Films, Ska-Ndal, Water Color Studio, Dardania Film, La Luna |
| Release date | 23 marzo 2026 |
| Production | Amedeo Pagani, Elida Rasha, Leszek Andrzej Wyszynski, Kastriot Abdyli |
| Writer | Genc Permeti, Thomas Logoreci, Amedeo Pagani |
| Editing | Jan Kidawa-Błoński jr |
| Cinematography | Tomasz Wierzbicki |
| Assistant directors | Genc Permeti |
| Camera operators | Tomasz Wierzbicki |
| Additional photography | Tomasz Wierzbicki |
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| Production design | Vlatko Zafirkovski |
| Art direction | Vlatko Zafirkovski |
| Set decoration | Vlatko Zafirkovski |
| Music | Andrea Guerra |
| Sound | Andrea Guerra |
| Costume design | Desantila Lika |
| Makeup | Desantila Lika |
| Hairstyling | Desantila Lika |
Release dates
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