Next Stop Paradise
Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military service and Elena is to be married to a man she does not love. They decide they are meant for each other and plan on a different future, one that is on a collision course with the authorities, and start a mad affair.
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Lucian Pintilie Director · Răsvan Popescu Writer Radu Aldulescu Writer
First release September 1, 1998 · Produced in France, Romania, Italy · Production Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères, Fondazione Montecinemaverita
Production
Le Studio de Creation Cinematographique du Ministere de la Culture
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Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères
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Fondazione Montecinemaverita
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mk2 Films
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Canal+
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Filmex
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StudioCanal
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Cinematográfica Filmex S.A.
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Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture
Production
France · Romania · Italy
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Original title
Terminus paradis
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
Romania · September 1, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
November 14, 1998 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
September 9, 1998 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
May 25, 2000 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 23, 1999 · Premiere · Auckland Film Festival
Poland
July 18, 2018 · Premiere · Transatlantyk Film Festival
Switzerland
June 18, 1999 · Theatrical · German speaking region
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