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Our Paradise

Country: France, Language: French, 96 mins

Original Title

Notre Paradis
  • Director: Gaël Morel
  • Writer: Gaël Morel
  • Producer: Paulo Branco

CGiii Comment

Morel rarely disappoints...here, he delivers a highly polished, 3 act study of the (gay) generational divide.

Male prostitution from a different angle...throw in a touch of bisexuality, those unattained dreams, a child and a killer...it's easy to see that this could have become a cluttered mess.

With Morel at the helm, he steers clear of exaggeration and spectacle - understatement with underlying malice and complexity.

A fine film.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Vassili is an aged prostitute with killer instincts. He finds an unconscious young man in the Forest of Boulogne and takes him home. Now lovers and accomplices, the two men become a couple in prostitution and steal from their clients. And yet, menaces of retaliation leave the couple with no choice but to escape from Paris.

Cast & Characters

Stephane Rideau as Vassili;
Dimitri Durdaine as Angelo;
Beatrice Dalle as Anna;
Didier Flamand as Victor;
Raymonde Bronstein as La mere d'Anna;
Malik Issolah as Kamel;
Mathis Morisset as Le petit Vassili;
Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Le premier client;
Ludovic Berthillot as L'homme Gerland;
Jean-Marc Leon as Prostitue lampadaire