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Paradise: Faith

Original title: Paradies: Glaube
  • 2012
  • Unrated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4.8K
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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.

  • Director
    • Ulrich Seidl
  • Writers
    • Ulrich Seidl
    • Veronika Franz
  • Stars
    • Maria Hofstätter
    • Nabil Saleh
    • René Rupnik
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ulrich Seidl
    • Writers
      • Ulrich Seidl
      • Veronika Franz
    • Stars
      • Maria Hofstätter
      • Nabil Saleh
      • René Rupnik
    • 10User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    Maria Hofstätter
    Maria Hofstätter
    • Anna Maria
    Nabil Saleh
    • Nabil
    René Rupnik
    René Rupnik
    • Herr Rupnik
    Natalya Baranova
    • Betrunkene Russin
    • (as Natalija Baranova)
    Trude Masur
    • Ehepaar
    Dieter Masur
    • Ehepaar
    Michaela Hurdes-Galli
    • Frau mit Katze…
    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
    • Director
      • Ulrich Seidl
    • Writers
      • Ulrich Seidl(screenplay)
      • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Anna Maria: The mother of God has come to visit you today.

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

    User reviews10

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    2/10
    poor, clichéd, ticked all boxes of a gritty art-house film
    We have a loser at the focus of the story and gets humiliated in a variety of different situations. These themselves were constructed to create the classical gritty art-house feel. It feels as if made my a film school graduate who got the assignment to create a collage of gritty situations related to faith. This resulted in a storyline which had no credibility. I'm surprised that this film has received awards at festivals. It was one of the most unoriginal films I've seen. This is not only related to the story but also to lighting and general feel. On a positive note the encounters she had with "real" people was well observed but were just three excellent short films. This film reminded me in many places of films made by Peter Mullen and British Social Realism which is repeated over and over again.
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    • berndporr
    • Mar 30, 2013

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2013 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Austria)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Paradis: Tro
    • Filming locations
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
      • Tatfilm
      • Coproduction Office
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,179
      • Aug 25, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $618,696
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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