A Stranger in Paradise

A Stranger in Paradise is a 2013 thriller film directed by Corrado Boccia and starring Colin Egglesfield, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Stuart Townsend and Byron Mann.[2]

This article is about the 2013 film. For other uses, see Stranger in Paradise.
A Stranger in Paradise
Original theatrical poster
Directed byCorrado Boccia
Screenplay byCorrado Boccia
Story byCorrado Boccia
Taryn Hillin
Wes Schuck
Ryan Sturgis
Produced byDaemon Hillin
Corrado Boccia
StarringColin Egglesfield
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Stuart Townsend
Byron Mann
Gary Daniels
CinematographyGuy Livneh
Edited byMark LaCroix
Music byKeith Ruggiero
Chaz Windus
Distributed byCinema Management Group
Freestyle Releasing[1]
Release date
May 1, 2013
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

As written in the article by Movies News Week, the main character of Josh Pratt, played by (Colin Egglesfield), is on the verge of becoming a partner at a multibillion-dollar hedge fund, but then his life is turned upside down when the Securities and Exchange Commission investigates the head of the fund for insider trading. Pratt finds himself forced into a “vacation” he never asked for; he ends up in Bangkok with a price on his head, a morally ambiguous brother who is deeply involved with the Thai mafia, and a propensity for getting shot at.[3]

Unfortunately for Pratt, the only way out is to give up information he doesn’t know he has.

Cast

Production

A Stranger in Paradise was entirely filmed in Thailand with the film's official poster featuring a team of credited producers, emanating from Thailand and abroad; local production services were managed by Benetone Films, and the company website states the firm was an executive producer and a line producer for the film.[4] Production companies collaborating on the film include 24/7 Films, Benetone Films, Hillin Entertainment, Tribus P Films (ex Marengo Films); Noalternative Films is cited as a distribution company in an alternative video with additional footage not shown in the official trailer.[5]

Floods in Bangkok

It is stated that the production was Benetone's first investment into a Hollywood style of film-making and despite expressed nervousness from the producers, the production continued filming during heavy flooding impacting Bangkok, which occurred throughout October and November 2011, and in the same article Marengo Films is also quoted as an executive producer.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere on February 14, 2014.[7]

Reception

Critical reception for A Stranger in Paradise has been predominantly negative.[8][9] The Los Angeles Times and The Dissolve both panned the movie;[10] the Los Angeles Times wrote "Besides the pedestrian caricatures of gangsters and strippers, Boccia doesn't make much of the inherent mystery and alienation of the Thai setting as Nicolas Winding Refn did with "Only God Forgives." Even the twists late in the plot underwhelm."[11]

Awards

A Stranger in Paradise appears to have been recognised with an Honorable Award For Contribution to Thailand's International Film Industry in the Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2019 website.[12]

References
  1. "A Stranger in Paradise | Freestyle Releasing". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. "Thesps board 'Stranger in Paradise'". Variety. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. "Thai Mafia Thriller A STRANGER IN PARADISE, With Collin Egglesfield and Stuart Townsend, to Hit Theaters 2/14". 5 February 2014.
  4. "A STRANGER IN PARADISE - Benetone Films". benetonefilms.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "A STRANGER IN PARADISE - Tribus P Films". tribuspfilms.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ""Stranger" continues shooting despite Thai floods". benetonefilms.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. "Broadway World - Thai Mafia Thriller A STRANGER IN PARADISE, With Collin Egglesfield and Stuart Townsend, to Hit Theaters 2/14".
  8. "A STRANGER IN PARADISE (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. "A Stranger in Paradise". timeoutdubai.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  10. Schager, Nick. "A Stranger In Paradise". The Dissolve. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. Tsai, Martin (2014-02-13). "Review: 'A Stranger in Paradise' criminally underwhelms". LA Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. "Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2019 Awards Ceremony". 29 April 2014.
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