Paradise: Love
2012 · Movie · 121 min · ★ 6.7 · 72% critics
On the beaches of Kenya, a group of European women pursue romance while trying to earn money, traveling from beach to beach in search of connection. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian mother, joins the trip and grapples with what she hopes to find versus how others see and use the situation.
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Details
- Original title
- Paradies: Liebe
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-04-27
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (224 votes)
About
Choose this only if you’re ready for a sunlit but bleak, provocative look at sex tourism and longing; Not for you if you want romance, uplifting drama, or mainstream comfort like Dog Days or Import Export.
Pros: sunlit Kenya realism; provocative social themes; strong lead performance | Cons: repetitive and slow pacing; bleak and depressing tone; explicit, uncomfortable scenes
Themes
- beach
- crocodile
- racial segregation
- kenya
- male prostitution
- class differences
- older woman younger man relationship
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Margarethe Tiesel
as Teresa
- PK
Peter Kazungu
as Munga
Inge Maux
as Inge
Dunja Sowinetz
as Tourist
- HB
Helen Brugat
as Tourist
- CM
Carlos Mkutano
as Salama
- GM
Gabriel Mwarua
as Mohammed
- JH
Josphat Hamisi
as Josphat
- AM
Anderson Mutisya
as Stripper
Maria Hofstätter
as Anna Maria
Directed by Ulrich Seidl