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Released 13 years ago.
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Paradise: Hope
2013 1h 32m DE
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★6.2TMDB · 134
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Synopsis
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Her mother in Kenya, 13-year-old Melanie spends her summer vacation at a strict diet camp set in the Austrian countryside. Between workouts and nutrition classes, pillow fights and first cigarettes, she falls in love with a doctor 40 years her senior.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Melanie Lenz
Melanie
Joseph Lorenz
Arzt
Verena Lehbauer
Verena
Michael Thomas
Sports Coach
Vivian Bartsch
Nutritionist
Johanna Schmid
Hanni
Maria Hofstätter
Anna Maria
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ulrich Seidl
- Writers
- Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- France, Germany, Austria
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Austria.
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RUNTIME
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Part of the "Paradise Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ulrich Seidl, shot by Edward Lachman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christof Schertenleib shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Melanie Lenz and Joseph Lorenz and Verena Lehbauer carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2371834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ulrich Seidl directs. Edward Lachman behind the camera. Christof Schertenleib cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany, Austria. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Austria.
- 3Part of the "Paradise Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Ulrich Seidl, shot by Edward Lachman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Christof Schertenleib shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Melanie Lenz and Joseph Lorenz and Verena Lehbauer carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt2371834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "overweight", "nightclub", "seduction", "diet".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Edward Lachman
- Editing
- Christof Schertenleib
- Production design
- Andreas Donhauser
- Costume design
- Tanja Hausner
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $6,701
- Original language
- DE
Part of
Paradise Trilogy
The trilogy of Ulrichs Seidl's Paradise movies.
Also by
Ulrich Seidl
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion
AT
- SO
Société Parisienne de Production
FR
- TA
Tatfilm
Key crew
- EditorChristof Schertenleib
- CastingEva Roth
- Production DesignAndreas Donhauser
- Costume DesignTanja Hausner
- Production DesignRenate Martin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- overweight
- nightclub
- seduction
- diet
- crush
- camp
- doctor
- desire
- nutrition
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-12-17
Also known as
International titles
- 天堂：望TW
- Paraíso: EsperanzaES
- A remény paradicsomaHU
- Paradis: EspoirFR
- Paradis: HoppSE
