Director Alice Waddington
Writer Brian DeLeeuw, Nacho Vigalondo, Alice Waddington
Cast Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Milla Jovovich, Eiza Gonzalez
 
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:00 PM
(Doors open 1/2 hour prior)
  • Spain
  • 2019
  • 95 mins
  • English
  • Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

“The movie creates a fantasy world that’s like Alice in Wonderland meets Guillermo del Toro meets THX 1138. ”

“There are some unnerving tricks at play here that should please those weaned on Labyrinth and The Never Ending Story. ”

 “Paradise Hills plays a bit like the Rogue One to The Hunger Games’ Skywalker Trilogy”

On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments, gymnastics and restricted diets, resolve all physical and emotional shortcomings within two months. The outspoken Uma finds solace and friendship in other Paradise Hills residents — Chloe (Danielle McDonald), Yu (Awkwafina) and Mexican popstar Amarna (Eiza Gonzalez). Uma soon realizes that lurking behind all this beauty is a sinister secret. It’s a race against the clock as Uma and her friends try to escape Paradise Hills before it consumes them all.