Paradise Beach (film)

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Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach film poster.png
French theatrical release poster
Directed byXavier Durringer
Written byXavier Durringer
Jean Miez
Produced by
  • Isaac Sharry
  • Philippe Aigle
  • Séverine Lathuillière
  • Bruno Petit
Starring
CinematographyMarie Spencer
Edited byJulien Rey
Music by38ème Donne
Production
companies
  • Vito Films
  • Naïa Productions
  • 7 Apache Films
  • Digital District
  • Canal+
  • Ciné+
  • Cofinova 14
  • La Banque Postale Image 11
Distributed byOcéan Films
Release date
  • 20 February 2019 (2019-02-20)(France)
Running time
94 minutes [1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Paradise Beach is a 2019 French action thriller film directed and co-written by Xavier Durringer. [2] [3] In the film, a bank robber released from prison after 15 years goes to Thailand to meet up with his now-retired accomplices and demand his share of money. The film was released in France on 20 February 2019 and on Netflix internationally November 8, 2019 but was removed in November 2024. [4]

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Plot

Mehdi is released after 15 years in prison in France and flies to Phuket, Thailand, to join the bank robbery gang who stole millions after a heist in Paris. Mehdi's bid to get his long-awaited share as compensation for his time in prison sets off a chain reaction of disasters for the gang members.

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References

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  2. "Paradise Beach". Océan Films.
  3. "WTFilms".
  4. Moore, Kasey (2024-10-17). "Netflix Originals 'Warrior' and 'Paradise Beach' Leaving in November 2024". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2024-11-01.