Paradise: Faith (2012)

Paradies: Glaube (original title)

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1h 55min
Drama
25 Dec 2012 (Norway)
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A single woman in her 50s devotes her vacations to doing Catholic missionary work in Vienna, descending into violent self-punishment as part of her faith.

Director:

Ulrich Seidl

Writers:

Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz

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Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations.
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Anna Maria (Maria HofstÃ¤tter) is a middle-aged Austrian woman who lives alone in a well-knitted house in Vienna. When she doesn't work in the hospital then she clean her house thoroughly. But she doesn't feel alone; she has Jesus; she loves Jesus; This unconditional love to god, empowers her to overcome the temptations of her flesh, by praying and by using methodically all sort of self- punishments.

But she is not alone in her quest; she is member of a small ultra-religious group which tries to bring back the Catholic faith to Austria; when she takes a break from her work instead of going to vacations, she tries door to door, to bring God to the poor neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by immigrants.

Although her faith is strong, it is going to be challenged not only by the various reactions of the people that she tries to approach, but also back home, where her past is vividly back. Her crippled Muslim husband is back and demands a share of her love, who offers gladly only to Jesus.

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Cast

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Maria Hofstätter	...	Anna Maria
Nabil Saleh	...	Nabil
René Rupnik	...	Herr Rupnik
Natalija Baranova	...	Betrunkene Russin
Trude Masur	...	Ehepaar
Dieter Masur	...	Ehepaar
Michaela Hurdes-Galli	...	Frau mit Katze / Legio Herz Jesu
Gulcan Jafarova	...	Familie
Sevinc Jafarova	...	Familie
Rafael Asadov	...	Familie
Miriam Asadov	...	Familie
Jafaraw Rafail	...	Familie
Kenan Rafail	...	Familie
Martina Spitzer	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Heinrich Herki	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Daniel Hoesl	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Barbara Lehner	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Elfriede Wunsch	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Roswitha Ziener	...	Legio Herz Jesu
Friedrich Vorbeck	...	Röntgenologe (as Dr. Friedrich Vorbeck)
Doris Pitschmann	...	Radiologisch-technische Assistentin
Katerina Pinc	...	Radiologisch-technische Assistentin
Johannes Nowak	...	Patient Röntgeninstitut
Elke Sladkovsky	...	Patientin Röntgeninstitut
Adel El Timimi	...	Patient Röntgeninstitut
Monica Adigibhe	...	Patientin Röntgeninstitut
Franz Xaver Schöndorfer	...	Patient Röntgeninstitut (as Franz Schöndorfer)
Walter Wensky	...	Sexpartner im Park
Corinna Buzecky	...	Sexpartnerin im Park
Susi Windisch	...	Sexpartnerin im Park
Erwin Bauer	...	Sexpartner im Park
Viktor Ferstl	...	Sexpartner im Park
Gerhard Rath	...	Sexpartner im Park
Carl Fau	...	Sexpartner im Park
Renate Artner	...	Sexpartnerin im Park
Georg Widermann	...	Sexpartner im Park
Monika Gaumann	...	Sexpartnerin im Park
Günther Brandel	...	Sexpartner im Park
Manfred Skerlan	...	Sexpartner im Park
Mirnesa Salihbasic	...	Sexpartnerin im Park
Peter Vokurek	...	Sexpartner im Park
Rolli	...	Katze

Directed by

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Ulrich Seidl

Written by

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Ulrich Seidl	...	(screenplay) and
Veronika Franz	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Michael André	...	commissioning editor: WDR
Philippe Bober	...	co-producer
Christine Ruppert	...	co-producer
Ulrich Seidl	...	producer
Konstantin Seitz	...	line producer
Isabell Wiegand	...	executive producer: France

Cinematography by

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Edward Lachman
Wolfgang Thaler

Editing by

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Christof Schertenleib

Editorial Department

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George Cragg	...	editing assistance: France
Manfred Turek	...	lead colorist

Casting By

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Eva Roth

Production Design by

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Andreas Donhauser
Renate Martin

Costume Design by

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Tanja Hausner

Production Management

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Roland Hablesreiter	...	unit manager
Max Linder	...	production manager
Thomas Lüdemann	...	post-production supervisor
Louis Oellerer	...	additional production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Daniel Hoesl

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first assistant director

Art Department

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Veronika Franz

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artistic collaborator

Sound Department

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Ekkehart Baumung	...	sound
Rainer Heesch	...	dialogue editor
Erik Mischijew	...	sound designer
Matz Müller	...	sound designer
Günther Röhn	...	foley artist
Christoph Wieczorek	...	foley mixer

Additional Crew

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Paola Papi	...	publicist: Italy
Stefan Rüll	...	legal counsel
Konstantin Seitz	...	production accountant
Christina Stadler	...	production assistant
Philipp Thomas	...	trailer

Thanks

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Max Linder

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in memory of

Production Companies

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Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
Tatfilm
Coproduction Office (co-production)
ARD Degeto Film (in association with)
ARTE (in association with)
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen (in association with)
WDR/Arte (in association with)

Distributors

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Must Käsi (2012) (Estonia)
Anjou Lafayette (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
Euro Space (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
Eye Film Institute (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Feelgood Entertainment (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
Happiness Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
Kino Bez Granits (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
Praesens-Film (2013) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Stadtkino Filmverleih (2012) (Austria) (theatrical)
Strand Releasing (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Against Gravity (2012) (Poland)
Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Hoanzl (2015) (Austria) (DVD)
Lumière Home Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Pinnacle Films (2014) (Australia) (DVD)
Soda Pictures (2012) (United Kingdom)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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ARRI Film & TV Services (post-production) (digital intermediate) (color grading)
Eurimages (funding)
Filmfonds Wien (funding)
LISTO MediaServices Cine + TV Postproduction (post-production) (film recording) (digital cinema mastering)
Land Niederösterreich (funding)
MM Filmpresse (publicity: international)
Sonnenstudio (post-production sound services)
Way to Blue (publicity: Italy)
Österreichisches Filminstitut (funding)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Anna Maria, a single woman in her 50s, devotes her summer vacation to doing missionary work, so that Austria may be brought back to the path of virtue. On her daily pilgrimage through Vienna, she goes from door to door, carrying a foot-high statue of the Virgin Mary. When her husband, an Egyptian Muslim confined to a wheelchair, comes home after years of absence, her life is turned upside down. Written by Anonymous Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	man-hits-a-woman christian-muslim-relationship woman-in-a-bath kissing-a-picture-of-jesus stair-elevators See All (109) »
Genres	Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:R18+ France:12 Germany:16 Hungary:16 Japan:R15+ Mexico:C Netherlands:16 New Zealand:R18 Norway:15 Spain:18 Sweden:15 Switzerland:16 United Kingdom:18 United States:Unrated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Paradis: Foi (France) Paradise: Faith (India, English title) Paradise: Faith (United States) Paradise: Faith (World-wide, English title) Paradise: Faith (Canada, English title) See more »
Runtime	115 min
Official Sites	Official site Official site
Country	Austria Germany France
Language	German Arabic
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Vienna, Austria See more »

Did You Know?

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Movie Connections	Featured in Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012). See more »
Quotes	Anna Maria: The mother of God has come to visit you today. See more »

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