Project Detail

Hurt By Paradise

Name: Hurt By Paradise
Director: Greta Bellamacina
Genre: Woman Director, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 83 min

©Hurt By Paradise Ltd/2019

Synopsis

It is the story of Celeste, a young poet and single mother, her comedically unsuccessful attempts to get her first book published and find her father, and her co-dependent friendship with her babysitter Stella, a middle-aged failed actress captivated by an online love affair.
Celeste and Stella find their lives cross over in more ways than one as each searches for a relationship that they believe will provide them with fulfilment in different ways.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 83 min
Format: Digital, Alexa, Cooke Anamorphic lenses
Director: Greta Bellamacina 1st Feature
Producer: Robert Montgomery
Executive Producer: Hal Brotherton-Ratcliffe, Jack Eve
Editor: Daniel Jaroschik, Martine Skogstad
Screenwriter: Greta Bellamacina, Sadie Brown, Robert Montgomery
Director of Photography: Fabio Paleari, Emily-Jane Robinson
Production Designer: Isabella Bruno
Sound: Tom Anderson
Composer: Dalai Bruchmann, Jeff Franzel
Principal cast: Greta Bellamacina, Sadie Brown, Jaime Winston, Camille Rutherford
Costume: Rachel Bakewell
Digital Compositor: Lee Watson

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hurt By Paradise Ltd

62 Lillie Rd
SW6 1TN

Robert Montgomery

Deborah Sheppard

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