Paradise Is Burning
Room 8 Films | Release Date: August 23, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
ColliderJeff EwingAug 27, 2024
The film captures the reality of an abundantly free, but unguarded childhood well, and the resultant dreamlike quality of certain scenes is thoroughly engaging. It's absolutely a journey to watch. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinAug 27, 2024
Like an unusually designed coat featuring quirky details and an interesting fabric choice from a young designer’s first collection, Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut has raw edges and some sloppy stitching in places, but the whole is fresh, directional and beautifully cut. Read full review
70
Film ThreatEthan PadgettSep 11, 2024
Gustafson gets great performances from her leads, yet the main storyline is not given a succinct resolution. Read full review
70
Little White LiesGrace DoddSep 4, 2024
Chaotic and intimate, Gustafson captures the balancing act of sisterhood which at once encompasses brutality and tenderness. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeSep 1, 2024
Not everything works in Mika Gustafson’s feature debut, but the performances, in particular that of the magnetic Delbravo, have an unpredictable, wayward energy. And the restless, hungry gaze of the camera captures the savage love and joyous freedom that unites the girls. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeAug 29, 2024
Though immaculately made in every respect, Paradise Is Burning never quite finds its narrative rhythms. The story is happily fussing over here and then gets distracted by something over there. But Sine Vadstrup Brooker’s lovely cinematography, drifting in the liminal spaces between city and country, keeps the viewer uneasily gripped throughout. Read full review
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