Paradise Is Burning

Paradise Is Burning (Paradiset brinner) is a 2023 drama film co-written and directed by Mika Gustafson, in her fictional feature debut.

Plot
Three sisters aged 7 to 15, live alone after their mother vanishes for whole swathes of time. When the social services demand a family meeting, oldest sister Laura plans to find a stand in for their mother.

Cast

 * Bianca Delbravo as Laura
 * Dilvin Asaad as Mira
 * Safira Mossberg as Steffi
 * Ida Engvoll as Hanna
 * Marta Oldenburg as Zara
 * Mitja Siren as Sasha

Release
The film premiered in the Orizzonti section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, in which Gustafson was awarded best director.

In October 2023 the film received the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the 67th London Film Festival.