Maria's Paradise

"The angel will guide us"

2019 1h 50m FI

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5.4

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5.8

IMDB

★5.4TMDB · 10★5.8IMDB · 444

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Synopsis

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A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer, Salome is faced with standing up against Maria, the woman who had saved her.

“The angel will guide us”

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Cast

Pihla Viitala
Maria Åkerblom
Satu Tuuli Karhu
Salome
Saga Sarkola
Malin
Elina Knihtilä
Saga
Tommi Korpela
Eino Vartiovaara
Rein Oja
Lindgren
Jan Korander
Lasse
Sonja Kuittinen
Maid Anni

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zaida Bergroth
Writers: Anna Viitala, Jan Forsström
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Estonia, Finland

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Estonia, Finland.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zaida Bergroth, shot by Henri Blomberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tuomo Puranen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Samu Heikkilä shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Pihla Viitala and Satu Tuuli Karhu and Saga Sarkola carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The angel will guide us".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zaida Bergroth directs. Henri Blomberg behind the camera. Tuomo Puranen scores. Samu Heikkilä cuts. Produced in Estonia, Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 7 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Estonia, Finland.
4Directed by Zaida Bergroth, shot by Henri Blomberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tuomo Puranen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Samu Heikkilä shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pihla Viitala and Satu Tuuli Karhu and Saga Sarkola carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The angel will guide us".
9IMDB entry: tt5024674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.