Paradise
2023GermanyLanguage: deDirected by Boris Kunz★ 6.5
Available in English: subtitled
A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.
Themes and style
Tone
bleaktensecold and detachedhaunting
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
unravelingsurvivalescape
Emotion
griefguiltfeeling powerlessall-consuming loveinjusticesacrifice
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionspovertymen and women navigating expectationsold ways vs. new world
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntinggut punchdiscussion starter
Violence
moderate