Paradise: Love

Apr 27, 2012

2h 1m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Société Parisienne de Production

Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion

Tatfilm

Paradise: Love Trailers

Cast

Teresa

Margarethe Tiesel

Munga

Peter Kazungu

Inge

Inge Maux

Tourist

Dunja Sowinetz

Tourist

Helen Brugat

Salama

Carlos Mkutano

Mohammed

Gabriel Mwarua

Josphat

Josphat Hamisi

Stripper

Anderson Mutisya

Anna Maria

Maria Hofstätter

Melanie

Melanie Lenz

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