Mika Gustafson ‘Takes Kids Seriously’ in Venice Premiere ‘Paradise Is Burning’ as Intramovies Drops Trailer, First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga Mika Gustafson’s “Paradise Is Burning” – sold by Italy’s Intramovies and previously known as “Sisters” – has debuted a trailer and exclusive first clip ahead of its premiere in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section.
Set in Sweden, it sees young sisters Laura, Mira and Steffi trying to get by on their own after their mother leaves. When social services call, Laura comes up with a plan: in order to avoid foster care, she needs to find someone to impersonate their mom.
Intriguing stranger Hanna (Ida Engvoll, recently seen in Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom: Exodus” and Netflix’s “Love & Anarchy”), who keeps breaking into empty houses with her, might be just the right fit.
Nima Yousefi produces for Sweden’s Hobab, joined by Marco Valerio Fusco and Micaela Fusco (Intramovies), Denmark’s Maria Stevnbak Westergren (ToolBox Film), and Finland’s Venla Hellstedt and Jenni Jauri (Tuffi Films). “I am interested in taking kids seriously,” Gustafson tells Variety. “When I started out 13 years ago, I already knew I wanted to tell stories from their perspective and create young characters with a rich inner life.
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