The new movie Escobar: Paradise Lost will be finally released in the United States on June 26. The movie, which took positive reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, tackles the life of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, with a mixture of suspense, drama, romance and a traveller's tale.
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According to Variety, Escobar: Paradise Lost was originally slated on January 16. It has already been shown at the Toronto and Telluride Film Festivals. Viewers will get to watch the story of notorious Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar incorporated with a love story between his niece Maria (Claudia Traisac) and a Canadian surfing instructor Nick (Josh Hutcherson of The Hunger Games). The movie will be a mixture of suspense, action, drama and romance added by Benicio Del Toro's superb acting.
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Cyprus Mail says Escobar is a drug lord who became rich because of exporting cocaine. The film is set in 1991 when Escobar is said to about to surrender to authorities. Escobar died in a shootout in 1993. Although a criminal, many people especially the poor loved Escobar because of his generosity. Her niece Mariah benefits from his money by opening a medical clinic and does not give a big fuss on where the money came from. The film is not more of a biopic of Escobar though but more of a suspense drama. The source describes the movie as powerful. The "paradise" depicted here is the city of Medellin, wherein the movie is said to have perfectly captured its beauty but ironically, the tourists are not aware of its dark secrets. Escobar: Paradise Lost has English, Greek and Spanish subtitles.
The movie is different from the biopic starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem entitled "Escobar", says Variety. Aside from the actors playing the love story of Escobar, the biopic tells of the origins of rebel organizations in Colombia, narcoterrorism and politicians' involvement in drug cartels.
Escobar: Paradise Lost is the directorial debut of Italian actress Andrea di Stefano.
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