Paradise is Burning (Paradiset Brinner)
Synopsis
Winner of a Best Director award at Venice, this is Mika Gustafson's first movie and is a celebration of youth: three sisters, aged 16, 12 and 7, are surviving alone after their fun-loving mother finally abandons them all together. Laura, the eldest, takes on the responsibilities to keep them alive, though their lifestyle is built on fun, stealing food from supermarkets, and breaking into rich properties to enjoy what they haven't got. The film contrasts this anarchic life with their innermost fears that it can't last and their day-to-day problems of survival. This all comes to a head when the social services book a home visit...
Critics
Bracingly shot and edited, with impressive performances from the cast, the film is packed with powerfully intense moments.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
There’s a rawness here, and an authenticity in filmmaking and performances, that bolsters the occasional narrative weaknesses to create a film of quiet power.
Nikki Baughan, Screen International
Much like a firework display the sisters witness as a local funfair, the youth of Laura, Mira and Steffi in ‘Paradise is Burning’ is fleeting and bright, often violent yet wholeheartedly beautiful...
Grace Dodd, Little White Lies
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