''El paraíso'' () is a 2022 Argentine adult animated

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drama film directed by Fernando Sirianni and Federico Breser (in their directorial debut) which is based on the television series ''Tierra de rufianes'' created by Breser. It stars the voices of

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, Maite Lanata, Jorge Marrale and

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. It premiered on 8 September 2022, in Argentine theaters.

Synopsis

Set in 1926, it tells the story of Magdalena and Anna Scilko, two sisters who come to

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from

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to look for a better future. However, when they disembark, they realize that they were tricked into joining a

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network that is managed by the Abramov brothers, some powerful criminals from the city.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: *

as Old Magdalena Scilko *

as Ian Abramov * Maite Lanata as Young Magdalena Scilko * Jorge Marrale as León Abramov *

as Roco Falcao * César Bordón as Juan Scilko * Mariano Chiesa as Aaron Abramov * Claudio Da Passano as Vicente * Carlos Kaspar as Cónsul Ladislao * Favio Posca as Lebrum *

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as Madame Safó * Marcos Woinsky as Vladimir *

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as Singer * Ernesto Larrese as Journalist * Lourdes Isola as Anna Scilko * Marcelo Armand as Judge * Dante Martínez as Marquez * Ignacio Rodríguez de Anca as Kaspar

Reception

Critical reception

On ''Todas las críticas'' website, ''El paraíso'' has a 71% approval rating based on 17 reviews. Diego Batlle from ''Otros cines'' highlighted that "Paradise has a few successful climates and valuable visual ideas, although at times the animation looks a bit 'robotic', without reaching the fluidity and naturalness that surely could have been achieved if it had been told. with a bigger budget." Paula Vázquez Prieto from ''

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'' stated that the film "achieves a meticulous, clear and precise reconstruction" in its plot, but that it does not have a "carnal approach to those moral conflicts." Adrián Monserrat from ''Escribiendo cine'' wrote: "the film is an achievement, both from an aesthetic point of view and from the construction of the story", although he criticized that "3D animation is well conceived although it is not entirely efficient due to the unnatural movements of each character." Ignacio Durand from ''El Destape Web'' wrote: "''El paraíso'' is a film that goes along the expected lines, without surprises and appealing to some effective commonplaces, well used to enhance the drama in the strongest scenes." Manuel Villar Lifac from Clarín highlighted that in the film "the photographic realism of the settings in which this drama takes place has an impact" and "it is worth highlighting the power of the sound."

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paraíso (film), El 2022 films 2022 computer-animated films 2022 thriller films 2022 drama films 2022 directorial debut films 2020s Argentine films Films set in 1926 Argentine adult animated films Argentine thriller films Argentine drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Films about human trafficking Films about prostitution in Argentina Animated films based on animated series Animated films set in the 1920s Animated films set in Argentina Rosario, Santa Fe Animated films about sisters