Paradise: Hope

Directed by Ulrich Seidl

Written by Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz

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.

Cast

Melanie Lenz

Melanie

Joseph Lorenz

Arzt

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Verena Lehbauer

Verena

Michael Thomas

Sports Coach

Vivian Bartsch

Nutritionist

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Johanna Schmid

Hanni

Maria Hofstätter

Anna Maria