Almost Paradise (2024)
Through salsa and merengue dance nights, shared memories, and limited earnings working for a local drug dealer, Julio Cesar and his mother struggle to maintain their love-filled but oppressive lifestyle. The arrival of Ines, an attractive young Colombian drug mule, threatens to unsettle their tenuous stability.
Director: Enrico Maria Artale
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Edoardo Pesce as Julio Cesar |
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Margarita Rosa de Francisco as la Madre |
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MarĂa del Rosario as Ines |
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Gabriel Montesi as Lucio |
| Directing | Enrico Maria Artale | Director |
| Writing | Enrico Maria Artale | Writer |
| Production | Andrea Paris | Producer |
| Production | Roberto De Paolis | Producer |
| Editing | Valeria Sapienza | Editor |
| Art | Laura Boni | Production Design |
| Production | Matteo Rovere | Producer |
| Camera | Francesco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Cristina La Parola | Costumer |
| Production | Carla Altieri | Producer |
| Directing | Matteo Damiani | Second Assistant Director |