At face value, you might think a movie about a group of people who leave Europe in the 1930s to go live on the uninhabited Galápagos island of Floreana, simply figuring out life as they go, is just a new twist on a typical survival story. But, in the case of Ron Howard’s “Eden,” it’s actually a true story — and that definitely surprised Sydney Sweeney and her castmates.
Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, the film also stars Ana de Armas, Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and more. Sitting down at TheWrap’s 2024 TIFF Studio sponsored by Moët & Chandon and Boss Design, Sweeney and de Armas both noted that they were stunned to discover the truth of the events.