Paradise has a checkout time, and this family's receipt is covered in blood.
Tara and Robert treat themselves to a year abroad with their little daughter Nia. Out of the mill: sea, sun, togetherness. But the hoped-for time out does not fulfill their desire for less work or fewer conflicts. When Robert's brother Joni shows up, a true bon vivant - or loser, depending on how you look at it - and Nia has a serious accident, new dynamics enter the nuclear family. Greece becomes a baptism of fire for the family...
Acting
Saleh and Pütter weaponize passive-aggression like Olympic sport.
Cinematography
Greece shot as gorgeous cage, paradise rotting from within.
Director
Judith Angerbauer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Angerbauer filmed during actual Greek heat waves, pushing cast toward genuine exhaustion that bleeds into performances.
The dinner scene where Joni opens the 'wrong' wine was improvised—Sebastian Urzendowsky's genuine laugh at Trystan Pütter's rage made the final cut.
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