English Movie

Surviving Paradise

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Surviving Paradise , فيلم سينمايي راز بهشت
Surviving Paradise, فيلم سينمايي راز بهشت movie poster
Directed by	Kamshad Kooshan
Produced by	Kamshad Kooshan Bahman Maghsoudlou
Written by	Kamshad Kooshan
Starring	Shohreh Aghdashloo Kian Abedini Lauren Parissa Abedini Joe Alvarez
Music by	Richard Herrera Lopez
Cinematography	Paul Mayne
Editing by	Rick LeCompte
Distributed by	New Light Entertainment LLC (USA)
Release date(s)	June, 2000
Running time	86 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Surviving Paradise is a 2001 American Family Adventure/drama film written & directed by Kamshad Kooshan. With three months of theatrical release in Major theaters in Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area, it is considered to be the First English Language Iranian-American film distributed in the United States. This film is believed to to be one of the first vehicles in introducing the Oscar Nominated star, Shohreh Aghdashloo to Hollywood resulting in her being selected for "House of Sand & Fog" acting opposite Ben Kingsley and later becoming nominated for an Oscar.
The story concerns the struggles of two newly arrived Iranian Brother & Sister in the rough & better neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

Short SYNOPSIS

When the 10 year old boy Sam and his younger sister Sara arrived in Los Angeles with their mother, the only thing on their mind was to go to Disneyland. But things take a wrong turn, when their mother is kidnapped by three armed Mafias. Realizing that the Police can't find their uncle, their only relative in town in time, these two helpless children take on the vast and unforgiving streets of Los Angeles to find him themselves.
On their way they encounter a colorful cast of characters and frightening situations where they are tested of their humanity and endurance but more importantly they discover about themselves, that the best quality is to survive with humanity.