Escobar: Paradise Lost
Filmfest 2015
France, Spain, USA 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: English, Spanish)
German Premiere
Director: Andrea Di Stefano
Section: Spotlight
For Pablo Escobar, family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar's niece, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.
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"All empires are created of fire & blood."
Pablo Escobar
"I've always been interested in storytelling. It's in me. Whereas the same cannot be said for directing. I'd never even thought about doing my first film. I just had a story to offer. I can only transcribe what I see in my head. In my view, the director reproduces a sort of dream world of his own creation. I see the most beautiful shots and the best staging in my dreams. I try to bring together the images, the scenes and the emotions in the service of the story, using my experiences as an actor and my cinematographic tastes."
Andrea Di Stefano
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac, Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem
Credits
Screenplay: Andrea Di Stefano
Director of Photography: Luis David Sansans
Film Editor: Maryline Monthieux, David Brenner
Composer: Max Richter
Production Designer: Carlos Conti
Costume Design: Marylin Fitoussi
Sound: Alessandro Rolla
Producer: Dimitri Rassam
Production Company: Chapter 2
Co-Production Company: Orange Studio, Pathé International, Roxbury Pictures
World Sales: The Weinstein Company
Distributor: Alamode Film
Director: Andrea Di Stefano
