Paradise Is Burning (Swedish: Paradiset brinner) is a 2023 drama film co-written and directed by Mika Gustafson [sv], in her fictional feature debut.[2][3]

Plot

Three sisters aged 7 to 15, live alone after their mother vanishes for whole swathes of time. When the social services demand a family meeting, oldest sister Laura plans to find a stand in for their mother.

Cast

  • Bianca Delbravo as Laura
  • Dilvin Asaad as Mira
  • Safira Mossberg as Steffi
  • Ida Engvoll as Hanna
  • Marta Oldenburg as Zara
  • Mitja Siren as Sasha

Release

The film premiered in the Orizzonti section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[4][5] in which Gustafson was awarded best director.[6]

In October 2023 the film received the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the 67th London Film Festival.[7]

Reception

Paradise Is Burning has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 27 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.[8] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

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