''White Paradise'' (french: Les Survivants) is an 2022 French

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written and directed by Guillaume Renusson in his feature film directorial debut, and starring

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and Victoire Du Bois. The film made its world premiere in official competition at the

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on 24 August 2022.

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released the film theatrically in France on 4 January 2023.

Plot

Samuel is a widower who lives isolated in his chalet in the heart of the Italian Alps. One night, Chehreh, a young Afghan woman takes refuge in his home, trapped by the snow. She wants to cross the mountain to reach France. Samuel does not want trouble but faced with his distress, he decides to help her. Beyond the hostility of nature, they will also have to face the hostility of the locals who are determined to stop Chehreh from crossing the border.

Cast

as Samuel *

as Chehreh * Victoire Du Bois as Justine * Oscar Copp as Victor * Luca Terracciano as Stefano * Guillaume Pottier as Cédric * Roxane Barazzuol as Léa * Julie Moulier as Driver * Loïc Corbery as Gendarme du second contrôle *

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as Infirmière bénévole * Bastien Ughetto as Grégoire

Production

Filming

Filming took place in the

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...

and in the

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

in France. Principal photography started in March 2020, but it had to be interrupted on 16 March 2020 due to the

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. Filming resumed on 11 January 2021 and wrapped on 12 February 2021.

Release

The film made its world premiere in official competition at the

on 24 August 2022.

released the film theatrically in France on 4 January 2023.

Reception

Critical response

AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average rating of 3.6/5, based on a survey of 20 French reviews.

Box office

In France, ''White Paradise'' was released to 120 theaters, where it debuted at number fifteenth at the box office, selling 38,064 tickets. The film sold a total of 81,678 tickets after 8 weeks in French theaters.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:White Paradise 2022 2022 films 2022 directorial debut films French drama films French thriller films 2020s French-language films 2020s Italian-language films 2020s French films Films set in France Films shot in France Films about refugees Films about immigration to France Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Films scored by Robin Coudert Ad Vitam (company) films