Paradise

Paradise

If only it could have been forever.

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Release Date

3/12/1982

Runtime

102 mins

Overview

After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$5,588,800

Homepage

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Two young survivors find unexpected intimacy and refuge in a desert oasis, but their paradise is shadowed by trauma, pursuit, and the knowledge that sanctuary cannot last. It's a romance built on trauma and isolation, tender but tinged with dread.

Mood

RomanticTenseWistfulBittersweet

Themes

LoveSurvivalComing of ageFamily

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticWidescreen epic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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