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Released 18 years ago.
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Paraiso Travel
2008 1h 50m ES
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7.0
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43%
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7
IMDB
★7.0TMDB · 55🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 2,318
AdventureDramaRomance
Synopsis
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Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his comfortable life in Medellin and flees with her through Guatemala and Mexico, across the borders, illegally into the United States.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Angélica Blandón
Reina
Pedro Capó
Giovanny
Raúl Castillo
Carlos
Aldemar Correa
Marlon
John Leguizamo
Roger Pena
Louis Arcella
Ximeno
Margarita Rosa de Francisco
Raquel
Ana de la Reguera
Milagros Valdez
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Simón Brand
- Writers
- Juan Rendón, Jorge Franco Ramos
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Colombia, United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Colombia, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Simón Brand, shot by Rafa Lluch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Angelo Milli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alberto de Toro 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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Angélica Blandón and Pedro Capó and Raúl Castillo carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0475860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Simón Brand directs. Rafa Lluch behind the camera. Angelo Milli scores. Alberto de Toro cuts. Produced in Colombia, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Colombia, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Simón Brand, shot by Rafa Lluch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Angelo Milli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Alberto de Toro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Angélica Blandón and Pedro Capó and Raúl Castillo carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0475860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rafa Lluch
- Original score
- Angelo Milli
- Editing
- Alberto de Toro
- Production design
- Miguel Ángel Álvarez
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 43% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 · 2,318 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
12 wins total
Also by
Simón Brand
Key crew
- Production DesignMiguel Ángel Álvarez
- Executive ProducerSarah Black
- CastingMaria E. Nelson
- Line ProducerChris Bongirne
- CastingCarla Hool
- Executive ProducerEd Elbert
- Co-ProducerJohn Leguizamo
- EditorAlberto de Toro
- ProducerAlex Pereira
- Line ProducerLuis Fernando Chávez Ortiz
- ProducerJuan Rendón
- Co-Art DirectorGonzalo Cordoba
- ProducerSantiago Díaz
- Executive ProducerJonathan Sanger
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- illegal immigration
- medellín, colombia
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-07-10R
