Trailer: "Paradise" dir. Jérémy Comte, Berlinale 2026 Panorama Selection
February 21, 2026
In Ghana, Kojo is a teenager torn between the freedom of the streets of Accra and the traditional values of his father, a fisherman. After a storm, his father disappears at sea. Devastated and short on money, Kojo enters the world of street gangs. He rises quickly through the ranks, but his success fails to fill the void inside him. Meanwhile, in Quebec, Tony, a rebellious yet sensitive teenager, lives with his mother, Chantal. When he discovers her long-distance relationship with a mysterious cargo ship captain, Tony begins to suspect that this man might be the father he has never known.
Two boys. Two continents. One story about absence, inheritance, and the fragile ties between fathers and sons.
The film stars Joey Boivin-Desmeules, Daniel Atsu Hukporti, and Evelyne de la Chenelière.