简介：Angstandsurrealisminagenrestory.Perhapsmisunderstood,thisapparentlygrimandcoventionalfilmisnonethelessvisuallystrikingwithdashesofgeniuswhilekeepingthestorymovingalong.TheperformancesrangefromtheexcellentbythefemaleleadLeonorVarelatothemerelycompetent.CinematographyliftsthisfilmabovemostshotinLatinAmerica,addingtoitsmoodofparadisegone,ofthemeaninglessoflife.Itmightbedisappointingtosomethatthisisnotapoliticalfilmbutanexplorationoftheinnerself.ParaisoBbelongstoanewcategoryoffilmwherepersonalconcernsdrivethenarrativeasopposetotheusualsocialemphasis. FromdirectorNicolasAcunacomesthistaleofcrimeandfriendship.ParadiseBcentersonapairofyoungmencaughtupinthelocalundergroundhorse-racebettingring.Asthestorydevelops,bothofthemlearntheharshrealitiesoflifeonthewrongsideofthelaw.StarringNelsonVillagraandLeonorVarela,thefilmscreenedatthe2002CannesFilmFestival. Formostpeople,paradiseisjustaquiteandcalmplacein"Independencia’s"neighbor-hood,butforothers,itistheperfectplaceforillegalhorse-racebetting,wherepassion,loveandtreasonarethebasicelementsforliving.Leo(Ogalde)andPedro(Rovira)arefriendsfromchildhoodandbothworkunder"ElJefe",TheBoss(Villagra),arowdyoldmanwhomanagestheneighborhoodlifeunderillegalgambling.WhenLeoreceivessurprisingnewsthatGloria(Varela),Pedro’ssisterandtheloveofhislifeisreturningtotheneighborhoodfromabroad,hestrugglestorecoverhisoldlover.ButwhenPedrobetsandloosessomeof"TheBosses"money,somethingunexpectedwillmarktheirlivesandwillconfigureanunsuspectedend.GloriawillneedtodecidebetweensavingherbrotherandbeginninganewlifewithLeo.Onlythestrongwillsurvive.AnofficialSelectiontotheSanSebastianFilmFestival2002andtheCannesFilmFestival2002,"ParaisoB"isavisuallystrikingfilmthatattemptstobringastrongsocialcritique.…