Hurt by Paradise

Hurt by Paradise is a British comedy-drama film directed by Greta Bellamacina. The film stars Bellamacina as Celeste, a single mother and her unexpected friendship with her babysitter, a middle-aged failed actress.

Hurt by Paradise
Directed by	Greta Bellamacina
Written by	Greta Bellamacina Sadie Brown
Produced by	Sulk Youth
Starring	Greta Bellamacina Camilla Rutherford Jaime Winstone Nicholas Rowe Sadie Brown Anna Brewster
Cinematography	Fabio Paleari
Edited by	Daniel Jaroschik Martine Skogstad
Music by	Dalal Bruchmann Jeff Franzel
Production company	Sulk Youth
Distributed by	Moviehouse Entertainment
Release date	July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21) (Edinburgh)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The film was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film and Best Performance at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 and for Best UK Feature Film at Raindance Film Festival 2019.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Greta Bellamacina as Celeste
• Sadie Brown as Stella
• Tanya Burr as Maud
• Jaime Winstone as Janette
• Camilla Rutherford as Estelle
• Anna Brewster as Tessa
• Jazzy De Lisser as Lori
• Nicholas Rowe as Jonathan Birchwood
• Bruno Aleph Wizard as Roman

Filming

Hurt by Paradise was shot in Camden and Soho, London.

Reception

The Evening Standard wrote, "Bellamacina is as precise and bold as Joanna Hogg."^[4]

Another Magazine called the film "spellbinding".^[5]

Filmotomy said "Bellamacina has it in her to become one of the great contemporary female voices in British cinema."^[1][2][3]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80%.^[6]