This is the unedited theatrical version that includes additional scenes the film is a true tale of cunninghams years in hawaii. Beyond paradise 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Beyond paradise has weak story structure and ends up being an ensemble piece, telling the collective stories of mark and his. Mia and her brother would revisit that seminal period of their lives with eden, the story of a.
Movie was good, but the main actress did not get the iranian accent right. Her new life is quickly threatened by a passionate relationship with her piano. The film is inspired by cunninghams years in hawaii. He is befriended by three local students named zulukalani, ronnie boylorenzo callender and keaodaryl bonilla. Beyond paradise is a 1998 american independent film directed by david l. The story focuses on california native markroy newton as he moves to hawaii to live with his mother. Among the natives, mark is an outcast, and he discovers that islanders dont always welcome whites. An ususual story that explores the daytoday lives of working class hawaiians the sort of people tourists never see, beyond paradise follows teenage mark roy newton, who moves to hawaii with. Towards the end of the story, by malibu ocean waves, shahrzad francia. After fleeing iran and getting married, shahrzad finds a friend in her piano teacher. Beyond paradise 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. But her lust for the gardener threatens to destroy her new life.