Surviving Paradise follows the adventures of 10-year-old Sam and 8-year-old Sara, Iranian children lost in Los Angeles, as they struggle to search for an uncle and elude the hit man who ...
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| Shohreh Aghdashloo | ... | Pari | |
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Kian Abedini | ... | Sam |
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Lauren Parissa Abedini | ... | Sara |
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Joe Alvarez | ... | Mr. F |
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David Wissak | ... | Mr. Z |
| Vahik Pirhamzei | ... | Mo | |
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Otis Freeman | ... | Lou |
| Lunden De'Leon | ... | Phyllis | |
| Verton R. Banks | ... | Lionel | |
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Fred Cline | ... | Business Man |
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Shohreh Afshar | ||
| Anahid Avanesian | ... | Party Guest | |
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Bruce Bailey | ... | Sergant McCoy |
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David Jay Barry | ... | Mr. A |
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Surviving Paradise follows the adventures of 10-year-old Sam and 8-year-old Sara, Iranian children lost in Los Angeles, as they struggle to search for an uncle and elude the hit man who kidnapped their mother. On their way, they encounter a colorful cast of character and dangerous situations, but through connections they endure the rigors of life on the street. Written by <survivepr@onebox.com>
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30 June 2000 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
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It doesn't get worse than this! TRUST ME. I am half Persian and know the culture well, but they seemed to be making jokes about the culture. "The rice is so nice, white, and fluffy" one "actor" says. He says it as though he was advertising Persian rice(which does taste nice), but who is he saying this to? After all, the characters there at the time know about persian rice. Ohh! I get it! You must be telling the 4 year old filming. After all, you are staring at the camera man instead of the person you were supposed to be talking to. The filming is sooo bad that I could swear the kid was about to drop the camera. He probably did, but anyways, the scene I described is one of the better scenes. The "PLOT" is that the mother gets kidnapped because a mafia clan thinks she has a document. The ending is worse. It turns out she had it all along not even knowing it. If there are worse movies out there, I'll be in shock.