Paradise: Hope

Year: 2013
Description: Cast includes Vivian Bartsch, Verena Lehbauer, Melanie Lenz, Joseph Lorenz, Johanna Schmid, and Michael Thomas.
While 13-year-old Melanie (played by Melanie Lenz) is at an Austrian camp for overweight teens, she gets a crush on the doctor (played by Joseph Lorenz), who is 40 years older and shows his desire for her.
Director: Seidl, Ulrich
Writer: Franz, Veronica; 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
Language: German with English subtitles
Other Title: Paradies: Hoffnung
Media Format: 1 DVD (91 min.) or 1 streaming video (91 min.)
Type: Color
Production Notes: The third installment of Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy, which includes Paradise: Love and Paradise: Faith.
Updated: 04-12-2022

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