
The Paradise Suite is about six people finding one another and, sometimes with just one glance, influencing one another's lives irreversibly. Beautiful young Bulgarian Jenya's journey to Amsterdam turns out to be the opposite of what she hoped for. Her grueling captivity forces angelic African Yaya to fight for her freedom--a dangerous fight in which he loses everything but his beloved faith. Serbian war criminal Ivica, who has just become a father, is painfully confronted wi... (Full plot summary below)
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The Paradise Suite is about six people finding one another and, sometimes with just one glance, influencing one another's lives irreversibly. Beautiful young Bulgarian Jenya's journey to Amsterdam turns out to be the opposite of what she hoped for. Her grueling captivity forces angelic African Yaya to fight for her freedom--a dangerous fight in which he loses everything but his beloved faith. Serbian war criminal Ivica, who has just become a father, is painfully confronted with the fact that crimes will never go unpunished. Bosnian Seka has nothing left to live for except her vengeance, but that same vengeance brings love back into her life. And when Swedish piano wonder-boy Lukas runs away from his new temporary home, his father Stig finally realizes that their mutual passion for music damages their relationship.
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| Chicago ReaderBill StametsUltimately the film's medley of interpersonal crises widens into a moving vista of modern Europe. |
| User ReviewTor MMultinarrative film with six parallel stories - all of them is connected to Amsterdam. We also visit Sofia and other stories gives os short glimses of other cities or other parts of the Netherlands. The production is casted by Swedish, Dutch, Swedish, Bulgarian and Yugoslavian actors. The leads are heading different stories but some of them, not surprizingly, get's connected with the other stories. All of them are quite bleak. Some bleaker than others. Human trafficing, loss of children, personal crises and illegal immigration are all topics here. Some very strong scenes, including rape and murder are putting a grip on you, well supported by powerful music. Great acting and great camera shots completes the techincal parts. It's pace is great and it's not a boring second here - I didn't want it to slow down or end at times, that's a solid sign of satisfyment. I liked this film a whole lot. It's a fresh take on the style of multinarrative presentation and even if I have seen this type of presentation better exicuted several times before, it's still solid and it never really try to be the most important thing with the film anyhow. I like almost every single one of the stories, but the ones with the model, the gangster, the immigrant and the piano-child are mye favorites. A very strong second feature and a very good film that will be remembered as a rugged and tragic film focusing on the dark sides of Amsterdam. 8.5 out of 10 street ramps. |