Paradise: Love
On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.
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Part of Paradise Trilogy
3 films
Cast
11 people
Margarethe Tiesel
Teresa
Known for
The Golden Glove
The Dark
Peter Kazungu
Munga
No other roles listed
Inge Maux
Inge
Known for
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
The Scary House
Dunja Sowinetz
Tourist
Known for
Rimini
Helen Brugat
Tourist
No other roles listed
Carlos Mkutano
Salama
No other roles listed
Gabriel Mwarua
Mohammed
No other roles listed
Josphat Hamisi
Josphat
No other roles listed
Anderson Mutisya
Stripper
No other roles listed
Maria Hofstätter
Anna Maria
Known for
Dog Days
The Devil's Bath
Melanie Lenz
Melanie
Ulrich Seidl Director · Veronika Franz Screenplay Wolfgang Thaler Cinematographer
Budget $3.6M · First release April 27, 2012 · Produced in Austria, France, Germany
Box office
Budget
$3,600,000
Production
Société Parisienne de Production
Production
Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion
Production
Tatfilm
Production
Austria · France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Paradies: Liebe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Swahili
Release dates
Austria · April 27, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 1, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
June 22, 2023 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 16, 2013 · Theatrical
France
May 18, 2012 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
January 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
February 14, 2013 · Theatrical
June 27, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
September 20, 2012 · Digital
Ireland
June 14, 2013 · Digital
Japan
October 25, 2013 · Digital
Poland
July 27, 2012 · Digital
Spain
August 16, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 14, 2013 · Theatrical
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