East of Eden

East of Eden

Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...

1955115 min7.5 / 10

A deeply introspective family drama about sibling rivalry, paternal rejection, and the struggle between good and evil within a single soul, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century California.

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

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