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Paradies: Glaube

Österreich Deutschland Frankreich 2011/2012 Spielfilm

Paradise: Belief

The second film in Ulrich Seidl's "Paradies" trilogy tells the story of Anna Maria, a devout Catholic, who has plastered her apartment with crucifixes and regularly flogs herself in order to purge sins committed by others. Even during her holiday, she shows no interest besides her faith: She carries a statue of Virgin Mary from door to door, trying to convince people of Christian paradise. When her husband Nabil, a muslim who's been living in Egypt for years, returns one day and claims his place at her side, a domestic war ensues. Eventually, the escalating marital conflict has Anna Maria questioning her beliefs.

 

Credits

Director

  • Ulrich Seidl

Screenplay

  • Ulrich Seidl
  • Veronika Franz

Director of photography

  • Wolfgang Thaler
  • Edward Lachman

Editing

  • Christof Schertenleib

Cast

  • Maria Hofstätter
    Anna Maria
  • Nabil Saleh
    Nabil
  • Natalia Baranova
    Natalya
  • Rene Rupnik
    Herr Rupnik
  • Daniel Hoesl
    Messdiener
  • Dieter Masur
  • Trude Masur

Production company

  • Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH (Wien)

Producer

  • Ulrich Seidl

Alle Credits

Director

  • Ulrich Seidl

Assistant director

  • Daniel Hoesl

Screenplay

  • Ulrich Seidl
  • Veronika Franz

Director of photography

  • Wolfgang Thaler
  • Edward Lachman

Production design

  • Renate Martin
  • Andreas Donhauser

Costume design

  • Tanja Hausner

Editing

  • Christof Schertenleib

Sound design

  • Matz Müller
  • Erik Mischijew

Sound

  • Ekkehard Baumung

Casting

  • Eva Roth

Cast

  • Maria Hofstätter
    Anna Maria
  • Nabil Saleh
    Nabil
  • Natalia Baranova
    Natalya
  • Rene Rupnik
    Herr Rupnik
  • Daniel Hoesl
    Messdiener
  • Dieter Masur
  • Trude Masur

Production company

  • Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH (Wien)

in co-production with

  • Tatfilm Produktion GmbH (Köln)
  • Coproduction Office (Paris)

in association with

  • ORF Film/Fernsehabkommen (Wien)
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (Köln)
  • Degeto Film GmbH (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)
  • Arte France Cinéma (Issy-les-Moulineaux)

Producer

  • Ulrich Seidl

Co-Producer

  • Christine Ruppert
  • Philippe Bober

Producer (TV)

  • Michael André (WDR)

Line producer

  • Konstantin Seitz

Unit production manager

  • Max Linder

Post-production

  • Thomas Lüdemann

Original distributor

  • Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH (Berlin)

Funding

  • Österreichisches Filminstitut (ÖFI) (Wien)
  • Filmfonds Wien (Wien)
  • Land Niederösterreich (St. Pölten)
  • Eurimages (Straßburg)
  • Centre National de la Cinématographie (C.N.C.) (Paris)
  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)
  • Media Programm der EU (Brüssel)

Shoot

    • September 2011 - November 2011
Duration:
114 min
Format:
16mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.02.2013, 137390, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): August 2012, Venedig, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 21.03.2013

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (AT DE FR) Paradies: Glaube

Versions

Original

Duration:
114 min
Format:
16mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.02.2013, 137390, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): August 2012, Venedig, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 21.03.2013

Awards

Europäischer Filmpreis 2013
  • Bestes Tondesign
IFF Venedig 2012
  • Spezialpreis der Jury
Relation to Movie
Paradies: Liebe
Paradies: Hoffnung
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