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Paradise: Hope (2013)

Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Ulrich Seidl
Writer : Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz

Synopsis

Hope, the third film in the PARADISE TRILOGY, tells the story of the 13-year-old Melanie. While her mother (Teresa) travels to Kenya, Melanie spends her holiday in the Austrian countryside at a strict diet camp for overweight teenagers. Under the supervision of a tattooed trainer and a creepy doctor, the teenagers attempt to do sports during the day and secretly get drunk in the evening. Between physical education and nutrition counseling, pillow fights and her first cigarette, Melanie falls in love with the doctor who is 40 years her senior.

Actors

Melanie Lenz
Melanie Lenz
Melanie
Joseph Lorenz
Joseph Lorenz
Arzt
Verena Lehbauer
Verena Lehbauer
Verena
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
Sporttrainer
Vivian Bartsch
Vivian Bartsch
Ernährungsberaterin
Johanna Schmid
Johanna Schmid
Hanni
Maria Hofstätter
Maria Hofstätter
Tante Melanie

Crews

Ulrich Seidl
Ulrich Seidl
Director
Ulrich Seidl
Ulrich Seidl
Screenplay
Veronika Franz
Veronika Franz
Screenplay
Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Wolfgang Thaler
Wolfgang Thaler
Director of Photography
Christof Schertenleib
Christof Schertenleib
Editor
Eva Roth
Eva Roth
Casting
Andreas Donhauser
Andreas Donhauser
Production Design
Renate Martin
Renate Martin
Production Design
Tanja Hausner
Tanja Hausner
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

Paradies: Hoffnung - Kinotrailer

Posters and backgrounds

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