Love is dangerous. Young Canadian surfer Nick Brady (The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson) learns this lesson the hard way in Escobar: Paradise Lost. Travelling in Colombia, Nick falls in love with local lass Maria (Claudia Traisac) and is invited to meet her family. Romantic, si? Until it turns out Maria’s uncle is the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, played by the inimitable Benicio Del Toro. Oh dear. Soon, Nick is caught up in criminal activity and forced to reassess his priorities.
Paradise Lost is the debut feature by Andrea Di Stefano, and plays at Moonlight Cinema in Centennial Park on Thursday February 19. We’ve got two double passes to give away – to be in the running, head to the comments below and tell us your favourite Benicio Del Toro film.
