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User Rating:
7.5/10   420 votes
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Director:

Simon Brand

Writers:

Jorge Franco Ramos (writer)
Juan Manuel Rendon (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

10 July 2009 (USA) more

Tagline:

Worse than loving you is searching for you.

Plot:

Love drives two young lovers from Medellin, Colombia to seek fortune in New York City, only to find a harsh reality that will put to test their true love for one another. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

6 wins more

NewsDesk:
(7 articles)

Journey Of 1,000 Cliches No Trip To 'Paraiso'
 (From New York Post. 24 July 2009, 8:30 AM, PDT)

A Woman Joins A Couple Of Dicks
 (From Cinema Blend. 29 May 2009, 9:19 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Energetic and enjoyable more (6 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Angelica Blandon ... Reina
Raúl Castillo ... Carlos
Aldemar Correa ... Marlon
Margarita Rosa de Francisco ... Raquel

Ana de la Reguera ... Milagros
Germán Jaramillo ... Don Hernan

John Leguizamo ... Roger Pena
Chiko Mendez ... Los Simpaticos Guitarrist
Edward Steven Mesa ... Rehab Patient
Luis Fernando Munera ... Don Pastor
Jesús Ochoa ... Mexicote driver
Loukas Papas ... Fernando

Panama Redd ... Menacing man in car
Eddie Rosado ... Los Simpaticos Conga Player
Vicky Rueda ... La Calena
Ana María Sánchez ... Patricia
Indhira Serrano ... Madame Taylor

Bob Weston ... Cop
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, brief drug use and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:116 min | Colombia:110 min

Country:

USA | Colombia

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45399) | Mexico:C

Filming Locations:

Colombia more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Energetic and enjoyable, 3 May 2008
8/10
Author: almontin from Paris

I enjoyed watching Paraiso Travel. The plot line is fairly simple, about the hardships gone through by a Colombian emigrant (Marlon) trying to settle into a gritty-looking New York. Several (clever and quite gripping) flashbacks bring Marlon back to the journey from Medellin to the USA. Though it is simple, it is nonetheless shot with much enthusiasm and with an unbiased approach to the plight of emigrants trying to make it from scratch.

Yes, it is on the whole quite catchy, without too many off-topic errances which frequently marr such films. The film delivers on its depiction of hard-by emigrant families, never allowing itself to wallow into pessimism despite the hero's predicaments, I believe its message is essentially one of hope.

A last note: the ending was in fact very good, a good point for this movie which is worth catching.

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