Paradise: Faith

Year
2013
Description
Cast includes Maria Hofstätter and Nabīl Ṣāliḥ.
In Vienna, 50-year-old Anna Maria (played by Maria Hofstätter) loves Jesus and carries a statue of the Virgin Mary across the city as she proselytizes. Her concepts of love, faith, and sexuality are challenged when her long-absent and brutal Egyptian Muslim husband returns.
Director
Seidl, Ulrich
Writer
Franz, Veronika; Seidl, Ulrich
Producer
Seidl, Ulrich
Editor
Schertenleib, Christof
Production Team
Ulrich Seidl Film Production, Tatfilm, Société Parisienne de Production, Arte France Cinéma, and Strand Releasing
Genre
Feature Film
Drama
Content Notes
Explicit sex and nudity and sexual assault
Language
Arabic and German with English subtitles
Other Title
Paradies: Glaube
Media Format
1 DVD (113 min.) or 1 streaming video (113 min.)
Type
Color
Production Notes
The second installment of Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy, which includes Paradise: Love and Paradise: Hope.
Original Release Date
2012
Updated
04-12-2022

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Reviews

New York Times, Aug. 22, 2013
NPR, Aug. 22, 2013
RogerEbert.com, Aug. 23, 2013
Video Librarian, Sept.–Oct. 2013, 34

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