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Release Year2016
Runtime—
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresTV Movie, Adventure
Votes4
DirectorFelix Herzogenrath
WritersWiebke Jaspersen, Martin Schreier
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsGefangen im Paradies
About Gefangen im Paradies
The story of Anna from Berlin, who is on vacation somewhere on an island in Southeast Asia with her twelve-year-old son Max. The first images show the woman panicking underwater; only then does the film switch into vacation mode and delights with postcard shots of the Pacific paradise. The idyll is only disturbed by the noticeably darker intercutting shots of a group of locals whose behavior does not bode well. The vacation mood is abruptly ended shortly afterwards: The men turn out to be pirates who take the resort's guests hostage. However, Anna manages to escape; the first thing she does is set fire to the criminals' boats to prevent them from leaving the island.
Directed by Felix Herzogenrath, Gefangen im Paradies leans on a strong ensemble — Anna Loos, Bernhard Piesk, Mika Seidel — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about tv movie titles of 2016.
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