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  • 2021
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 11 m
  • 2021
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 11 m

Summary 17 year old Sparkle discovers a free spirited group of Soca dancers at a car show in the bustling streets of downtown Trinidad. Enamored by the glimpse of sisterhood, she uses her wit to convince them to take her under their wing. The women bring Sparkle into a dizzying nightlife of partying, glamour, and money, but as things spiral out ...

Directed By: Maya Cozier

Written By: Melina Brown, Maya Cozier

  • 2021
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 11 m
  • 2021
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 11 m

She Paradise

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary 17 year old Sparkle discovers a free spirited group of Soca dancers at a car show in the bustling streets of downtown Trinidad. Enamored by the glimpse of sisterhood, she uses her wit to convince them to take her under their wing. The women bring Sparkle into a dizzying nightlife of partying, glamour, and money, but as things spiral out ...

Directed By: Maya Cozier

Written By: Melina Brown, Maya Cozier

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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78
Nov 18, 2021
Never bordering on cheesy, She Paradise is a heartfelt ode to the strength it takes to learn to stand up for yourself in a painful world.
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75
Nov 22, 2021
She Paradise, which runs a brief 71 minutes, is raw in more than one sense. The characters are thinly developed, and the dance sequences, as robust as they are, could be more dynamically shot. On the plus side, Nestor — with her watchful quiet manner — is persuasive as a young woman awkwardly finding her way, and the other women are forceful presence.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 18, 2021
She Paradise is a love letter not only to the autonomy of a young Black woman but the culture of a proud island nation, too.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 18, 2021
For the movie’s young women — brought to gutsy life by a terrific quartet of dancer-actors — soca is a language of sisterhood yet one that’s hardly free from the controlling power of men with money.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 18, 2021
The story is thematically muddy at best and problematic at worst in the ways it handles Sparkle’s newfound independence and the horrors she experiences. Despite these issues, the arresting images of She Paradise and the distinctive voice of its director mark Cozier as a filmmaker to watch.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 18, 2021
Though Nestor’s understated performance is powerful at times, one leaves the film not fully satisfied, wanting for a stronger arc.
By Concepción de León FULL REVIEW

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Production Company More Avenue, Ulladulla Films
Release Date Nov 19, 2021
Duration 1 h 11 m
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Tagline Move to life's beat.
Website https://www.facebook.com/sheparadisethefilm/
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