Paradise Is Burning (2023)
Overview
In a working-class area of Sweden, sisters Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree, vivacious and anarchic. But when social services call a meeting, Laura has to find someone to impersonate their mom, or the girls will be taken into foster care and separated. Laura keeps the threat a secret, so as not to worry her younger sisters. But as the moment of truth draws closer, new tensions arise, forcing the three sisters to negotiate the fine line between the euphoria of total freedom and the harsh realities of growing up.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $2,860,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 3.252 |
Directed By
Mika Gustafson
Crew
Nima Yousefi
Maria Stevnbak Westergren
Mika Gustafson
Elli Toivoniemi
Venla Hellstedt
Mika Gustafson
Alexander Öhrstrand
Gustaf Berger
Anders Skov
Lavinia Burcheri
Kaisa Pätilä
Susse Roos
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
Giorgio Giampà
Peter Kropénin
Sine Vadstrup Brooker
Elin Ström
Lisanne Fransen
TOP CAST
Bianca Delbravo
Laura
Dilvin Asaad
Mira
Safira Mossberg
Steffi
Ida Engvoll
Hanna
Mitja Sirén
Sasha
Marta Oldenburg
Zara
Alexander Öhrstrand
Hanna's Husband
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