
Paradise Island
2009-01-01 · 65 min · ★ 2.5
A poor boy befriends a girl from a rich family who disapprove their relationship.
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- Directors
- Jimmy B.
- Production companies
- Jimmy Bangura Group, Paradise Films
- Countries
- Sierra Leone
- Status
- Released
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