“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
Albert Camus
PARADISE HOTEL / HBO
“A masterpiece that made a great impact on my life!”
Jonas Svensson
“An amazing testament to the tenacity of the human spirit. Bravo, Sophia Tzavella!”
Robin Gregory
“A beautiful storytelling style!”
Ivan Sardi
Paradise Hotel scripted and directed by Sophia Tzavella is a surreal story about human nature narrated by 1 500 Gypsies from a small town in Bulgaria.
The Paradise promised by the communist regime is lost, but it is getting easier for Demir to be romantic, looking the bad fortune into its eyes, in a bid to atone for the sins of his neighbours.
This multi-awarded documentary — Golden Magnolia award winner 2011 amongst all — has been uploaded multiple times on the Internet by anonymous people and it has gathered more than 2 000 000 views in three languages.
When you look the bad fortune into its eyes, it is getting easier.
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