Paradise is a German, dystopian near-future sci-fi film where a biotech startup called AEON has developed technology that allows young people to transfer years of their life to wealthy older individuals. The film is definitely giving off vibes similar to Justin Timberlake's 2011's sci-fi action film, In Time.
Kostja Ullmann stars as Max, an employee of AEON whose job is to convince poor people to give up years of their life for money. However, in an ironic twist of fate, Max suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of this deal when their apartment burns down and their insurance won't cover the cost of repairs due to a clause in the policy.
Things get worse when it's revealed that Max's wife, Elena put down 40 years of her life as collateral for them to secure their home. Thus, a crazy chain of events are set off where Max is determined to get back the time Elena has lost.
If this premise strikes your fancy and you're intrigued by the trailer below, you can stream Paradise right now.
Netflix's Paradise Official Synopsis:Trade your life for money: In the not-too-distant future, a method of transferring years of your life from one person to another has changed the world forever and turned biotech start-up AEON into a billion-dollar pharmaceutical company.
Max and Elena live an almost perfect life. But when the couple is faced with unexpected insurance claims that they can’t pay, everything quickly changes. To pay off their debts, Elena (Marlene Tanczik) must “pay” with 40 years of her life. Robbed of their life together, their future lies in tatters. Max (Kostja Ullmann), who works for AEON, tries everything he can to get Elena’s lost years back. But nothing will ever be the same again.
The gripping thriller set in the near future was produced by Simon Amberger, Korbinian Dufter and Rafael Parente from NEUESUPER GmbH (Hindafing, Luden). The screenplay was written by director Boris Kunz (Hindafing, Breaking Even) together with Peter Kocyla (Luden) and Simon Amberger. Christian Stangassinger (Barbarians, Season 1) acts as Director of Photography, with Marc Bitz (Baghead) and Josef Brandl (The Goldfish) on set design.
Kostja Ullmann (My Blind Date with Life) and Iris Berben (How About Adolf?) star alongside Corinna Kirchhoff (Die Diplomatin), Marlene Tanczik (Never Look Away), Lisa-Marie Koroll (Ze Network), Alina Levshin (Combat Girls), Lorna Ishema (Hyperland), Numan Acar (Homeland) and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Force Majeure).
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