[T]he picture takes a non-exploitative approach to lurid material.

This is a visceral, haunting work that will not soon be forgotten by any who see it.

It's based on the experiences of a real life Korean woman, Chong Kim, but you can just tell that many of the facts have been massaged.

Eden may function as an inauspicious window into the distressing real world of sex works, but its underlying story not only deserves but positively demands a far more considerate and attentive approach than is shown here.