

Paradise: Hope
2013-02-22 · 92 min · ★ 6.2
Her mother in Kenya, 13-year-old Melanie spends her summer vacation at a strict diet camp set in the Austrian countryside. Between workouts and nutrition classes, pillow fights and first cigarettes, she falls in love with a doctor 40 years her senior.
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- Directors
- Ulrich Seidl
- Production companies
- Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion, Société Parisienne de Production, Tatfilm
- Countries
- France, Germany, Austria
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 6,701
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Melanie LenzMelanie
Joseph LorenzArzt
Michael ThomasSports Coach
Vivian BartschNutritionist
Maria HofstätterAnna MariaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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