Guido Hendrikx

STRANGER IN PARADISE

Netherlands, 2017, 72′

STRANGER IN PARADISE
In a classroom newly arrived refugees learn a lesson about multifaceted Europe. Operating at the intersection of fiction and documentary, Stranger in Paradise reflects on the power relations between Europeans and refugees in a candid fashion.

Guido Hendrikx
Born in 1987, studied Liberal Arts & Sciences (Utrecht University) and Directing Documentary (Netherlands Film Academy). His shorts Escort (2013) and Among Us (2014), made during film school, screened extensively in international festivals winning numerous awards. Stranger In Paradise, which opened IDFA 2016, is his feature debut.