Roadside Attractions has released the official trailer for the drama The Absence of Eden [KHGRD]. Zoe Saldana [ZSALD] stars in the film set at the border between the United States and Mexico where immigrants and refugees must navigate coyotes and border patrol officers. The Absence of Eden arrives in theaters on April 12th.
When Esmee (Saldaña), a young woman working as a private dancer in Mexico, is forced to commit a violent act of self-defense that results in the death of a cartel member, she flees her homeland for sanctuary in the United States. Guided by a ruthless Coyote and a group of undocumented immigrants, she befriends a young mother and her daughter along the way. Before crossing the border, the mother is taken from the group, and Esmee promises to protect her daughter and help them reunite again in America, touching off an interlocking story about people struggling to survive on America’s border with Mexico.