MARIA'S PARADISE
synopsis
How to love a dangerous mother? 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.
| international title: | Maria's Paradise |
| original title: | Marian paratiisi |
| working title: | Maria’s Children |
| country: | Finland, Estonia |
| sales agent: | LevelK |
| year: | 2019 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Zaida Bergroth |
| film run: | 110' |
| release date: | FI 4/10/2019 |
| screenplay: | Jan Forsström, Anna Viitala |
| cast: | Pihla Viitala, Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Saga Sarkola, Satu Mikkelinen, Jan Korander |
| cinematography by: | Henri Blomberg |
| film editing: | Samu Heikkilä |
| art director: | Jaagup Roomet |
| costumes designer: | Eugen Tamberg |
| music: | Timo Kaukolampi |
| producer: | Daniel Kuitunen, Kaisla Viitala |
| co-producer: | Evelin Penttilä |
| executive producer: | Liisa Penttilä |
| associate producer: | Tero Tamminen |
| production: | Elokuvayhtiö Komeetta Oy, Kaiho Republic, Stellar Film OÜ |
| backing: | The Finnish Film Foundation (FI), Estonian Film Institute (EE), Cultural Endowment of Estonia (EE), YLE (FI), Finnish Church Media Foundation (FI), Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK) (FI), Film Estonia (EE) |
| distributor: | Nordisk Film Oy |
