Maria's Paradise

Oct 4, 2019

1h 50m

★ 5.4

The angel will guide us

Overview

A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer, Salome is faced with standing up against Maria, the woman who had saved her.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Elokuvayhtiö Komeetta

Kaiho Republic

Stellar Film

Maria's Paradise Trailers

Cast

Maria Åkerblom

Pihla Viitala

Salome

Satu Tuuli Karhu

Malin

Saga Sarkola

Saga

Elina Knihtilä

Eino Vartiovaara

Tommi Korpela

Lindgren

Rein Oja

Lasse

Jan Korander

Maid Anni

Sonja Kuittinen

Mrs. Vartiovaara

Satu Helena Mikkelinen

Police Commissioner

Ilkka Heiskanen

Prosecutor

Markku Maalismaa

Elsa

Ruut Neves

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