Directed by Ron Howard, the thriller tells the real-life tale of what became known as the Galapagos Affair, wherein a group of eight Europeans, disillusioned by the onset of fascism and a looming world war, settled on the uninhabited island of Floreana in 1929. Only half of the group survived.

Neither Sydney Sweeney — nor her jeans — was harmed during the making of Ron Howard 's new survival thriller Eden. But the actress was definitely put through the emotional wringer during one standout sequence from the film,