Paradise Is Burning (2023)

  • NR
  • 11/02/2023 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 48m

Overview

In a working-class area of Sweden, sisters Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree, vivacious and anarchic. But when social services call a meeting, Laura has to find someone to impersonate their mom, or the girls will be taken into foster care and separated. Laura keeps the threat a secret, so as not to worry her younger sisters. But as the moment of truth draws closer, new tensions arise, forcing the three sisters to negotiate the fine line between the euphoria of total freedom and the harsh realities of growing up.

Mika Gustafson

Writer, Director

Alexander Öhrstrand

Writer

Cast

Bianca Delbravo's headshot

Bianca Delbravo

Laura
Dilvin Asaad's headshot

Dilvin Asaad

Mira
Safira Mossberg's headshot

Safira Mossberg

Steffi
Ida Engvoll's headshot

Ida Engvoll

Hanna
Mitja Sirén's headshot

Mitja Sirén

Sasha
Marta Oldenburg's headshot

Marta Oldenburg

Zara
Andrea Edwards's headshot

Andrea Edwards

Isabella Kjellberg's headshot

Isabella Kjellberg

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