Blood Paradise

– A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
Turistas
Blood Paradise (2006) - Also known as Turistas

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Editor's Pick for:

Blood Paradise (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Dec 2006

Language:

English, Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writer:

Michael Arlen Ross

Main Actors:

Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew

Plot:

While traveling on vacation through the country of Northeastern of Brazil by bus, the American Alex Trubituan, his sister Bea Tribituan and their friend Amy Harrington meet the also foreigners Pru Stagler, Finn Davies and Liam Kuller after an accident with their bus. They follow a track through the woods and find a hidden paradisiacal beach. They decide to stay in the place drinking beer and dancing funk and parting with the locals and they meet the amicable Brazilian teenager Kiko. They are drugged with "Boa Noite, Cinderela" (Ruffies, literal translation: "Good Night, Cinderella" - a trick used by smalltime crooks to steal naive people) and when they wake up, they are practically naked, with all their belongings, clothes, money, jewels, passports, backpacks etc. stolen. They walk to a small village trying to find a police station, they get into trouble with the dwellers and they are helped by their acquaintance Kiko, who leads them to his uncle's isolated well-equipped cabin in the woods to wait for the next bus two days later. Along the night, Kiko's "uncle" arrives with his friends and the group discloses the sinister intentions of the newcomers.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$6,908,651

Production:

Fox Atomic

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%
Metacritic:
36%