Paradise: Love

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Paradise: Love

2012

2h 0m

Drama

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42 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

A middle-aged woman travels to Kenya in search of sex.

Critics Consensus

Paradise: Love proves a viewing experience that's difficult to shake -- albeit one that will leave some discomfited more than truly entertained.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Sep 5, 2017

3/5

A challenging and frequently uncomfortable watch that messes with your sympathies.

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Pamela Jahn

Sight & Sound

Aug 30, 2017

The film is attuned to the moral complexity of the situation, and also surprisingly tender.

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Jonathan Robbins

Film Comment Magazine

Nov 4, 2013

Watching Paradise: Love is a visceral, Schadenfreude-tinged experience that produces belly laughs and queasiness alike-sometimes in tandem.

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

Feb 24, 2021

What Seidl achieves here is truly commendable. But dang, it's one of the saddest movies I've ever seen.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Jun 22, 2019

Capturing complex themes such as desire to find love, body image, human objectification, and racial exploitation, Paradise: Love is a powerful watch.

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Daniel Green

CineVue

Feb 26, 2019

3/5

Somehow manages to remain as enthralling as it is excruciating, despite its languid pace.

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Juan K

@djcb2k May 7, 2026

Una película incómoda de ver, no esperes un drama normal. La cámara se enfoca en hacerte sentir mal desde el inicio. Muestra un drama actual y está muy bien llevado. Las actuaciones son naturales y bien manejadas. Hay que ver las otras dos partes de esta trilogía.

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Jorge N

@RT67425656 Jul 13, 2025

Me encantó como exploró ambos lados de la explotación. Es incómodo de ver muchas veces, siento que es eso lo que hace que cumpla su propósito al tratar un tema tan delicado.

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May 8, 2021

a bit interesting, could be better though

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Dec 29, 2020

I remember watching this in my twenties and hoping to never end up as one of these ladies, now in my thirties i'd realised i might actually end up like one of them, I just hope i can actually afford it by then.

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Aug 15, 2018

I do not think I ever watched such a disturbing Movie ! as a World traveler I do not ever want to vacation in Kenya (was it Kenya)? Especially since I am getting older. Heck ! I apologize on behalf of old, white women ! Haha ! It is not a very good movie....but it is like a train wreck-you just can't look away ! I It seemed too real-like a documentary almost !

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Dec 27, 2016

A must watch if you want to study sex tourism. After all, who is exploiting who?

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Synopsis

A middle-aged woman travels to Kenya in search of sex.

Director: Ulrich Seidl
Producer: Philippe Bober, Christine Ruppert, Ulrich Seidl
Screenwriter: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Production Co: Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH, Tatfilm, Société Parisienne de Production, arte France Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.8K
Runtime: 2h 0m

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