Paradise fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Paradise is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, war, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Paradise is included with a subscription to Film Movement+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 10 min
Paradise runs 2 h 10 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Paradise higher (73) than critics (61). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $945,991 worldwide, 17% of its budget.
It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia, Germany.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Paradise in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for Paradise, including Team Pet, Children Are Innocent, Badass Preacher.
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