Not Quite Paradise

Not Quite Paradise (1985)

Six young volunteers from different backgrounds travel to Israel to spend a summer working on a kibbutz, a communal farm where they can find adventure, hide from their pasts or search for themselves. But when American pre-med student Mike falls for tough kibbutz woman Gila he must make the most difficult choice of his life. In a land of clashing cultures, remarkable possibilities and shocking dangers, can real love survive the most surprising challenge of them all?

Date of release
1985-03-28
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Lewis Gilbert

Casting

Interesting facts

Not Quite Paradise is a 1985 British comedy-drama directed by Lewis Gilbert. It was originally released in Europe under the title Not Quite Jerusalem, adapted by Paul Kember from his 1982 play of the same name.

Production

The film was originally meant to star Julie Walters who had just appeared in the previous film from Lewis Gilbert, Educating Rita. The movie was financed off the back of the success of Educating Rita but was not as critically or commercially successful.

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