Credited cast: | |||
Ryan Guzman | ... | Sebastian | |
Spencer Grammer | ... | Rachel | |
Daphne Zuniga | ... | Elana | |
Francia Raisa | ... | Shahrzad | |
Rome Shadanloo | ... | Zara (Tehran flashback) | |
Mel Fair | ... | Dr. Richards | |
Yareli Arizmendi | ... | Parissa | |
Jarrod Crawford | ... | 1st Immigration Officer | |
Christopher Maleki | ... | Hosain (Tehran flashback) | |
Misha Crosby | ... | Ray | |
Ali Olomi | ... | Faraz (Tehran flashback) | |
Max Amini | ... | Sean | |
Kira Soltanovich | ... | Kira | |
Jennifer Nash | ... | Sebastian's mother (off screen) (voice) | |
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Dennis Nicomede | ... | Music Executive |
Destiny weaves a love triangle: Shahrzad (Francia Raisa), a ravishing music student, her husband Sean (Max Amini), a rising stand-up comedian, and Sebastian (Ryan Guzman), a poetic Spanish-American gardener. Caught in the middle is Shahrzad's piano teacher, Elana (Daphne Zuniga), a former screen femme fatale, who is having her own furtive affair with Sebastian. Soon Sebastian falls in love with Shahrzad. Shahrzad discovers her convenience marriage with Sean is doomed. Unexpectedly, a friendship flourishes between Shahrzad (Muslim) and her piano teacher Elana (Jewish), nourished by their passion for classical music, especially Tchaikovsky's. It grows stronger when they learn of each other's secret tragedies. Shahrzad attracts the attention of two women, Elana and Parisa, her mother-in-law. Simultaneously, Shahrzad becomes the object of desire for three men: Sebastian, Sean, and Ray (Misha Crosby), the loner, young brother-in-law. Infusing the young lovers' secret romance are Rumi's ... Written by Zoya Skya
I really enjoyed watching this beautiful original love story starring Ryan Guzman. He did a great job playing poetic lover, usually I saw him as an action hero in films. There are many romantic moments in the movie, which remind me of great amour films I watched when was living in Europe. BEYOND PARADISE is full of unexpected moments, and the dialogue is fresh and very well written. Plus the movie has RUMI & LORCA's love poems. Also the music score contains captivating classical music (Tchaikovsky) and Eastern music. I recommend the film as it also deals with very deep current women issues, which will touch everyone. I watched it on iTunes platform, which I usually use for watching the films, but it's available everywhere now.