EL PARAÍSO

By Enrico Maria ARTALE

MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL SPLIT - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, CROATIA

Drama - Completed 2023

Through salsa and merengue dance nights, shared memories, and limited earnings working for a local drug dealer, Julio Cesar, and his mother struggle to maintain their love-filled but oppressive lifestyle.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2023
Orizzonti | Best Actress | Best Screenplay | Arca Young Cinema Award
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2023
Best of Festivals
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • ITALY
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Enrico Maria ARTALE
    • Writer(s)
    • Enrico Maria ARTALE
    • Producer(s)
    • Matteo ROVERE, Andrea PARIS, Carla ALTIERI, Roberto DE PAOLIS
    • Synopsis
    • Through salsa and merengue dance nights, shared memories, and limited earnings working for a local drug dealer, Julio Cesar, and his mother struggle to maintain their love-filled but oppressive lifestyle. The arrival of Ines, an attractive young Colombian drug mule, threatens to unsettle their tenuous stability.