Paradise: Love (2012)

Teresa, a fifty-year-old Austrian mother, travels to the paradise of the beaches of Kenya, seeking out love from African boys. But she must confront the hard truth that on the beaches of Kenya, love is a business.

Director:

Ulrich Seidl

Writers:

Ulrich Seidl (screenplay), Veronika Franz (screenplay)

Stars:

Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Margarete Tiesel	...	Teresa (as Margarethe Tiesel)
Peter Kazungu	...	Munga
Inge Maux	...	Freundin von Teresa
Dunja Sowinetz	...	Urlaubsfreundinnen
Helen Brugat	...	Urlaubsfreundinnen
Gabriel Mwarua	...	Gabriel (as Gabriel Nguma Mwaruwa)
Josphat Hamisi	...	Josphat
Carlos Mkutano	...	Salama (as Carlos Mukutani)
Melanie Lenz	...	Tochter Teresa
Maria Hofstätter	...	Schwester Teresa
Livingson Nyambu	...	Tourguide
Tobias Kasiwa	...	Animateur
Leonora Migide	...	Schwester Munga
Anderson Mutisya	...	Stripper
Francis Aluoch	...	Room Boy

Storyline

On the beaches of Kenya they're known as "Sugar Mamas" -- European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a fifty-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise. She goes from one beach boy to the next, from one disappointment to the next and finally she must recognize: On the beaches of Kenya, love is a business.

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Plot Keywords:

male full frontal nudity | older woman younger man relationship | tourist | male pubic hair | male prostitution | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

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User Reviews

Love

An Austrian woman on holiday in Kenya, is convinced by a fellow country woman to seduce a local boys for the fun of it as they are tasty as an exotic fruit. The hesitant woman eventually gives in and she has a taste of young love. Unaware or perhaps out of naivety that for the local boys, older European women are a good way to supplement their income she spends a bit of time under the illusion that she is loved by an attractive young man. When reality hits, it hurts and this frustrated woman turns her quest from looking for a bit of fun to an odyssey of self-confirmation.

Simple, effective and nicely made this is a beautifully visual thesis on holiday romance.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Austria] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Austria Germany France

Language:

German English Swahili

Release Date:

26 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paradise: Love

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,014, 28 April 2013

Gross USA:

$24,267

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,709,036

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH, Tatfilm, Coproduction Office

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1