ON THE WAY TO PARADISE

By Sara BLECHER

NATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (NFVF) - as FIN

Drama - Pre-Production 2015

The story of a young man, the son of a white-collar criminal, who tries to save his family when his father’s money laundering scheme goes awry - at the cost of his soul.

    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • SOUTH AFRICA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sara BLECHER
    • Writer(s)
    • Collin OLIPHANT
    • Producer(s)
    • Omar KHAN, Imraan JEEVA
    • Synopsis
    • The film opens with Zaid Randera returning home to Mayfair for Eid. He has been away for four years, saving lives with an AID organisation in Syria. With the family is happy to see him his father, Aziz, patriarchal mocks Zaid’s charitable efforts and enquires about his unused expensive education. A point of contention - Aziz would like Zaid to take over the family business, but Zaid intends on resuming his life of good deeds, attempting to compensate for his fathers life of crime.