Zwischen uns das Paradies

Bosnien-Herzegowina Österreich Deutschland Kroatien 2008-2010 Spielfilm

Summary

On the Path

Luna and Amar are a couple. Their relationship is under great strain. First of all, Amar loses his job for being drunk at work. Luna is very worried and has little hope of realising her fragile dream of having a child with Amar. But her fears for their future increase when Amar takes on a well-paid job in a Muslim community hours away from where they live.

Only after quite some time has elapsed during which they have had no contact with each other, is Luna allowed to visit Amar in this community of conservative Wahhabis in its idyllic lakeside location. She notices that the men and veiled women live in strict segregation and are closely watched. Luna asks Amar to return home with her but Amar insists that life in this isolated community of faithful followers has brought him peace and also keeps him from drinking.

When he returns home a few weeks later, Luna realises that Amar’s attitude to religion has fundamentally changed. Amar claims that his only interest is to become a better person, but Luna finds it extremely difficult to follow his line of thinking. She begins to question everything in which she had previously believed – even her desire for a child. But then, when the wounds of her past resurface – a past overshadowed by war – Luna begins to wonder whether love is enough to keep her and Amar together and guide them towards a happy future together.

Source: 60. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)

 

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Credits

All Credits

Shoot

    • 01.09.2008 - 06.11.2008: Bosnien und Herzegowina
Duration:
2811 m, 103 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.08.2010, 124102, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2010, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 02.09.2010

Titles

  • Weiterer Titel (BA AT DE HR) Na Putu
  • Weiterer Titel (BA AT DE HR) On the path
  • Originaltitel (DE) Zwischen uns das Paradies

Versions

Original

Duration:
2811 m, 103 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.08.2010, 124102, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2010, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 02.09.2010

Awards

Filmfest München 2010
  • Bernhard Wicki Filmpreis, Bester Film
Filmkunstfestival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2010
  • NDR-Regiepreis