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Paradise: Faith

Original title: Paradies: Glaube
  • 20122012
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 55m
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6.7/10
4.7K
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Paradise: Faith (2012)
Anna Maria (Maria Hofstätter) 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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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.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.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.
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4.7K
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    • Ulrich Seidl
    • Ulrich Seidl(screenplay)
    • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maria Hofstätter
    • Nabil Saleh
    • René Rupnik
    • Ulrich Seidl
    • Ulrich Seidl(screenplay)
    • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maria Hofstätter
    • Nabil Saleh
    • René Rupnik
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    • 9User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Maria Hofstätter
    Maria Hofstätter
    • Anna Maria
    Nabil Saleh
    • Nabil
    René Rupnik
    René Rupnik
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    Natalya Baranova
    • Betrunkene Russin
    • (as Natalija Baranova)
    Trude Masur
    • Ehepaar
    Dieter Masur
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    Michaela Hurdes-Galli
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    Rafael Asadov
    • Familie
    Miriam Asadov
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    Martina Spitzer
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    Daniel Hoesl
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    Barbara Lehner
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    Elfriede Wunsch
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      • Ulrich Seidl
      • Ulrich Seidl(screenplay)
      • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
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      Anna Maria: The mother of God has come to visit you today.

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      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

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    4/10
    too much cliché
    I would have preferred a more realistic, every days live story rather than cliché bashing. The movie tries to take advantage of the tendency of western Europe to dislike religion, espacially catholicsm, even when it lost relevance in every days live for most people already. The bad traits of faith are just as much exaggerated to make a silly and funny impression but are also soften when it comes to move forward with clichés. There is no explanation on how and why this couple came together and how the persons found together. The situations create the impression as if they just met rather than they shared parts of their lives together. The vast differences between the background of the persons would suggest either a deep bound between them or a clear separation. With the lack of any explanatiom, the couple is just used as basis to move forward with clichés. Also very typical is to compare a very rare form of practicing cahtolicism, not accepted by catholics themselves, to how open and tolerate other religions and cultures are. I liked the other two movies of the trilogie but this one was much to one sided following media stereotypes and lacking objective view on this topic. I know people personally, who would provide better stories with what they experienced on their way finding faith and beyond. Stories who could possibly come true for any of us or could happen to our friends, providing a controversal view on how faith can save lives and the costs of it.
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    • May 30, 2019

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      • March 21, 2013 (Germany)
      • Austria
      • Germany
      • France
      • Official site (Austria)
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      • German
      • Arabic
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      • Vienna, Austria
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      • Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
      • Tatfilm
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
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