Paradise: Hope (2013)
The final installment in Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy, 'Paradise: Hope' tells the story of overweight thirteen-year-old Melanie and her first love. While her mother travels to Kenya ('Paradise: Love') and her aunt does missionary work ('Paradise: Faith'), Melanie spends her summer vacation at a strict diet camp for overweight adolescents. Between physical education and nutrition counseling, pillow fights and her first cigarette, Melanie falls in love with the camp director, a doctor forty years her senior. As the doctor struggles with the guilty nature of his desire, Melanie had imagined her paradise differently.
All Releases
Domestic (1.5%)
$6,701
$6,701
International (98.5%)
$450,431
$450,431
Worldwide
$457,132
$457,132
Domestic DistributorStrand Releasing
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Domestic Opening$2,664
Earliest Release DateMarch 15, 2013
(Austria)
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresDrama
IMDbPro
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Domestic
| Area | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Dec 6, 2013 | $2,664 | $6,701 |
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
| Area | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | May 16, 2013 | $47,560 | $189,781 |
| Austria | Mar 15, 2013 | $26,874 | $168,059 |
| Spain | Aug 30, 2013 | $12,266 | $44,863 |
| Belgium | May 1, 2013 | $1,785 | $8,636 |
| Norway | Apr 19, 2013 | $6,034 | $6,034 |
| United Kingdom | Aug 2, 2013 | $3,816 | $3,816 |
| Bulgaria | Jun 20, 2014 | – | $3,085 |
Asia Pacific
| Area | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia/CIS | Aug 15, 2013 | $5,810 | $26,157 |
