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Escape to Paradise

Play trailer Escape to Paradise Released Sep 26, 2001 1h 32m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Escaping torture in Turkey, Kurdish man Sehmuz (Duzgun Ayhan) and his wife, Delal (Fidan Firat), escape with their children to Switzerland, where they apply for asylum. Aziz (Nurettin Yildiz), a friend, tells Sehmuz that his story may not impress the Swiss authorities. Aziz and Sehmuz then decide to pay a mysterious local (Walo Lüönd), known as a "storyteller," to concoct a different tale. But Aziz goes before the authorities first, and things look grim for the family after he's denied asylum.
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Synopsis Escaping torture in Turkey, Kurdish man Sehmuz (Duzgun Ayhan) and his wife, Delal (Fidan Firat), escape with their children to Switzerland, where they apply for asylum. Aziz (Nurettin Yildiz), a friend, tells Sehmuz that his story may not impress the Swiss authorities. Aziz and Sehmuz then decide to pay a mysterious local (Walo Lüönd), known as a "storyteller," to concoct a different tale. But Aziz goes before the authorities first, and things look grim for the family after he's denied asylum.
Director
Nino Jacusso
Screenwriter
Daniel Leippert
Distributor
Primer Plano Film Group S.A., Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal
Production Co
Insert Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2001, Original
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)