Paradise: Faith

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Paradise: Faith

2012

1h 59m

Drama

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A devout woman's (Maria Hofstätter) faith holds that she bow to the demands of her partially paralyzed, tyrannical husband (Nabil Saleh).

Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

08/27/2013

3.5/5

As a vision of exploitation, it's almost insultingly simple, but Seidl deepens it with a story that respects the human neediness of his heroine.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

08/23/2013

3/4

Scenes are dramatic without a hint of melodrama, so when a flash of intensity does occur, it does so out of nowhere and registers even more powerfully.

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

08/23/2013

1.5/4

Now, here's the trilogy's second installment, in which the jolly Austrian makes it clear that women of a certain age do not have his permission to overdo it with religion, either.

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

02/24/2021

Given Seidl's reputation for depicting an unflattering side of humanity, one should expect that any new film by him would be an uncomfortable ride. But with Faith, Seidl seems to be pushing the envelope a little further...

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/22/2019

One of the darkest, funniest, and delightful films of this year.

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Daniel Green

CineVue

02/26/2019

3/5

Seidl's Paradise: Faith is a bitty, often frustrating study of softcore fundamentalism that shows only tantalising glimpses of the wider 'state of the nation' rally cry it had perhaps once been.

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Synopsis

A devout woman's (Maria Hofstätter) faith holds that she bow to the demands of her partially paralyzed, tyrannical husband (Nabil Saleh).

Director: Ulrich Seidl
Producer: Ulrich Seidl
Screenwriter: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Production Co: Tatfilm, Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH, Société Parisienne de Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2014
Runtime: 1h 59m

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