Paradise: Love

16
2h 1m
2012
6.701 /10 (216)

Overview

On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.

Country : Austria
Genre : Drama
Languages : English, Kiswahili, Deutsch
Released Date: 2012-04-27

Top Billed Cast

Margarethe Tiesel

Teresa

Peter Kazungu

Munga

Inge Maux

Inge

Dunja Sowinetz

Tourist

Helen Brugat

Tourist

Carlos Mkutano

Salama

Gabriel Mwarua

Mohammed

Josphat Hamisi

Josphat

Anderson Mutisya

Stripper

Maria Hofstätter

Anna Maria

Melanie Lenz

Melanie

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