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Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)

R  |   |  Crime, Drama, Romance  |  26 June 2015 (USA)
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In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.

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Nicko and his brother take off from Canada in search of an easier life on the beaches of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in the local village and they quickly fall in love, only for Nicko to later find out that Maria's uncle is the drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar. His life takes a dramatic turn after meeting El Patron, and Nick is forced into impossible situations to try and keep his family safe, but does Pablo have other ideas? Written by Steve Watson

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$106,869 (USA) (26 June 2015)

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Andrea Di Stefano's directorial debut. See more »

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When they main characters drive from the village to the cave to hide the "treasure," the trunk is empty. When they are parked outside of the cave, the trunk is filled with boxes. See more »

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Pablo Escobar: I help you out because I come from poor beginnings.
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Se Fue Mi Amor
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The Escobar Games
11 July 2015 | by See all my reviews

I guess a role like that in Hunger Games can make comparisons like that easy. Also if you spend most of the time with Josh instead of Benicio (playing Escobar) you might feel tempted to question what the movie is actually about. But there are hints at the beginning which become bigger towards the end.

I'm not sure, that's how Escobar actually was. But the man depicted is anything but a Saint, even if he might have done some nice things for his people. Obviously some things are heightened for movie purposes especially towards the end. The suspense is there, but the movie might be even better, if there was more of Escobar. His character being mesmerizing every time he is on screen. But maybe that was the reason. He came off too good and therefor might have confused people (again especially towards the end) ... Decent effort of a real crime thriller


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