Return to Paradise

Name: Return to Paradise
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Released: 1998-08-10
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Nick Sandow, James McCauley, David Zayas, Ed Hodson

Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.

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Release Date

8/10/1998

Runtime

109 mins

Genres

Thriller Drama Romance

Overview

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A high-stakes moral crucible that traps two men between loyalty and self-preservation as they confront the cascading consequences of youthful carelessness. The film builds relentless tension around an impossible choice with no good outcome.