Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)

In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.

Director:

Andrea Di Stefano

Writers:

Andrea Di Stefano (as Andrea di Stefano), Andrea Di Stefano (adaptation) (as Andrea di Stefano)

Stars:

Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Benicio Del Toro	...	Pablo Escobar
Josh Hutcherson	...	Nick
Brady Corbet	...	Dylan
Claudia Traisac	...	Maria
Carlos Bardem	...	Drago
Micke Moreno	...	Martin
Ana Girardot	...	Laure
Tenoch Huerta	...	Roldano Brother (The Boss)
Lauren Ziemski	...	Tourist at Bus Stop
Laura Londoño	...	Maria Victoria
Manuel Antonio Gómez	...	Bambi
Frank Spano	...	Christo
Aaron Zebede	...	Pepito Torres
Henry Twohy	...	Party Guest
Elmis Castillo	...	Cameraman

Storyline

Nicko and his brother take off from Canada in search of an easier life on the beaches of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in the local village and they quickly fall in love, only for Nicko to later find out that Maria's uncle is the drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar. His life takes a dramatic turn after meeting El Patron, and Nick is forced into impossible situations to try and keep his family safe, but does Pablo have other ideas?

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Plot Keywords:

pablo escobar | colombia | dream | village | surfer | 

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Taglines:

Nobody escapes Pable Escobar.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including grisly images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Spain Belgium Panama

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escobar

Filming Locations:

Panama

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$106,869, 28 June 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$106,869, 28 June 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chapter 2,Jaguar Films,Nexus Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac met each other on the set of this film and started dating.

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Goofs

In the movie during the Christmas scene, it is shown that Pablo Escobar's wife already had their baby girl when in fact the actual daughter was born in 1984, around the time before or after the assassination of Rodrigo Lara Bonilla in April 1984.

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Quotes

Pablo Escobar: [Commenting about the murder of Roldano Brother] Cause God has done nothing to do with it.It was you, Nick.It was your intervention that got those people killed. You're as guilty as I am.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Josh Hutcherson/Chris Gethard/Drennon Davis and Karen Kilgariff (2015)

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Soundtracks

Dio come ti amo
Written by Domenico Modugno (uncredited)
Performed by Gigliola Cinquetti (1966)

User Reviews

The Escobar Games

I guess a role like that in Hunger Games can make comparisons like that easy. Also if you spend most of the time with Josh instead of Benicio (playing Escobar) you might feel tempted to question what the movie is actually about. But there are hints at the beginning which become bigger towards the end.

I'm not sure, that's how Escobar actually was. But the man depicted is anything but a Saint, even if he might have done some nice things for his people. Obviously some things are heightened for movie purposes especially towards the end. The suspense is there, but the movie might be even better, if there was more of Escobar. His character being mesmerizing every time he is on screen. But maybe that was the reason. He came off too good and therefor might have confused people (again especially towards the end) ... Decent effort of a real crime thriller