Gefangen im Paradies (2016)
The story of Anna from Berlin, who is on vacation somewhere on an island in Southeast Asia with her twelve-year-old son Max. The first images show the woman panicking underwater; only then does the film switch into vacation mode and delights with postcard shots of the Pacific paradise. The idyll is only disturbed by the noticeably darker intercutting shots of a group of locals whose behavior does not bode well. The vacation mood is abruptly ended shortly afterwards: The men turn out to be pirates who take the resort's guests hostage. However, Anna manages to escape; the first thing she does is set fire to the criminals' boats to prevent them from leaving the island.
Director:
Felix Herzogenrath
Writers:
Martin Schreier, Wiebke Jaspersen.
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Anna Loos as Anna |
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Bernhard Piesk as Philipp |
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Mika Seidel as Max |
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Irene Rindje as Hilde |
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Lawrence de Stefano as Abasi |
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Maythavee Weiss-May as Lana |
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Chatchawan Kamonsakpitak as Ghost |
| Camera | Ralf Noack | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Martin Schreier | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wiebke Jaspersen | Screenplay |
| Directing | Felix Herzogenrath | Director |
