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Description
of the movie:
Paradise
- Three
Journeys in This
World
The
central figure in this film is 23-year-old Bakary from Mali, who left
his family behind to build a better life in Europe. He found a job in a
tomato nursery in Spain, but does not have a residence permit and
therefore no right to housing. Along with some 20 partners in
misfortune, he sleeps on the street.
The film consists of three parts; in the first, we meet Bakary in
Spain. The second part is set in Rabat, Morocco, where many Africans
dream of a trip to the European continent. Many try to cross the water,
but most are caught by the police and get sent back.
For example, the police left Adam behind in the Sahara Desert with 55
other people. He walked back to civilisation in 25 days, a trip that
many of his companions did not survive. The final episode is set in the
village where Bakary was born and where his family resides, poorly but
peacefully.
These are shocking stories about the imagined paradise that many
Africans believe Europe to be, stories that stand in sharp contrast to
the great visual beauty of the film.
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Director: Elina Hirvonen
Editor: Annukka Lilja
Original Finnish title:
Paratiisi- kolme matkaa tässä maailmassa.
Duration: 51
minutes
Awards:
-Winner
of Nordic Glory Film Festival
("Arktisen Upeeta") in Jyväskylä, Finland.
-Winner
of: IDFA (International Documentary
Film Festival
Amsterdam)
Student Award
-Special Prize: Tampere Film Festival
2008
-Diploma
of Merit for Editing:
Tampere Film Festival 2008.
- 1st Prize, Medium length films: "Ecofilms",
Rodos International Films
& Visual Arts
Festival 2008
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