Paraíso
Five teenagers, three boys and two girls, live in a refugee neighborhood south of Lima paradoxically known as Los Jardines del Paraíso, the gardens of paradise. Together with their parents, their share memories of wartime massacres between the army and the Shining Path. Despite their trauma, they yearn to move on with their life. But in an isolated world without opportunities, they have little hope of succeeding.
Festivals & awards
Mostra del Cinema Venezia, in Competition
Filmfestival pérouvien Paris: Prix Le Soleil Tournant du long métrage de fiction
Credits
Original Title
Paraíso
Title
Paraíso
Directed by
Hector Galvez
Country
Peru
Year
2009
Screenplay
Héctor Gálvez
Film Editing
Eric Williams
Cinematography
Mario Bassino
Sound
Francisco Adrianzén
Costumes
Jimena Quispe
Production Design
Karla Lorenzetti
Production
Chullachaki Producciones, Neue Cameo Film
Formats
35mm, DVD, Blu-ray
Runtime
93 min.
Language
Spanisch/d/f
Cast
Joaquín Ventura (Joaquín), Yiliana Chong (Antuanet), José Luís García (Mario), Gabriela Tello (Sara), William Gómez (Lalo)
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Press voices
« Un film qui témoigne d'une étude profonde de la réalité sociale des bidonvilles de Lima, avec une simplicité qui fusionne avec une poésie qui le rend attachant.» Festival Jury Paris