# Paradise: Hope (2013)

> At a punitive summer diet camp, a thirteen-year-old girl's first love exposes the collision between adolescent fantasy, adult responsibility, and society's coercive beauty ideals.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/93687

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ulrich Seidl
- Cast: Melanie Lenz, Joseph Lorenz, Verena Lehbauer, Michael Thomas, Vivian Bartsch, Johanna Schmid, Maria Hofstätter
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2371834/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: austere, melancholic, uncomfortable, arthouse film night, social issue cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of first love and self-discovery during a summer of transformation.

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