Paradise Is Burning

Oct 27, 2023 1h 48m

5.3

20 votes

Drama

Synopsis

In a working-class area of Sweden, sisters Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree, vivacious and anarchic. But when social services call a meeting, Laura has to find someone to impersonate their mom, or the girls will be taken into foster care and separated. Laura keeps the threat a secret, so as not to worry her younger sisters. But as the moment of truth draws closer, new tensions arise, forcing the three sisters to negotiate the fine line between the euphoria of total freedom and the harsh realities of growing up.

Title	Paradise Is Burning
Companies	Tuffi Films, HOBAB, Intramovies, Toolbox Film
Countries	Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden
Keywords	adolescence, coming of age, growing up, neglected child