Not Quite Paradise (1985)

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The kibbutz setting to this standard love story between Gil (Joanna Pacula), an Israeli woman and Mike (Sam Robards), a visiting American pre-med student is not particularly relevant to the tale -- which is a twist away from the original stage play in which the two lovers do not even appear. Four… More The kibbutz setting to this standard love story between Gil (Joanna Pacula), an Israeli woman and Mike (Sam Robards), a visiting American pre-med student is not particularly relevant to the tale -- which is a twist away from the original stage play in which the two lovers do not even appear. Four Brits are also visiting the kibbutz: two complaining young men, a young woman who arrives for a stay after experiencing a nervous breakdown, and a soldier trying to assuage the psychic wounds of the past. As these people interact and the romance between Gila and Mike heats up, the story leads to several, simultaneous climactic moments -- including the kidnapping of Gila and a group of tourists and a dramatic rescue by the disenchanted Brits. Through all this, Mike must decide whether he will stay with Gila at the kibbutz or go back to the U.S. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Lewis Gilbert
Genres: Comedy, Romance

In Theaters: Jun 6, 1986 Wide
On DVD: May 30, 2003

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Cast

            Joanna Pacula as Gila

            Sam Robards as Mike

            Kevin McNally as Pete

            Todd Graff as Rothwell T. Schwartz

            Selina Cadell as Carrie

            Bernard Strother as Dave

            Ewan Stewart as Angus

            Kate Ingram as Grace

            Gary Cady as Steve

            Sawally Srinonton as Yoshiko

            Zafir Kochanovsky as Menachem

            Shlomo Tarshish as Reuven

            Yaakov Ben Sira as Dobush

            Libby Morris as Mrs. Schwartz

            Bernard Spear as Mr. Schwartz

            Sara Aman as Gila's Mother

            Menachem Bar'am as Gen. Mordechai Ashman

            Peter Freistadt as Gila's Father

            Aharon Greener as Asher

            Esti Katz as Rivka

            Juliano Mer Khamis as Hassan

            David Menachem as Aziz

            Poly Reshef as Ami

            Naomi Rosenberg as Finnish Twin

            Shuli Rosenberg as Finnish Twin

            Rita Shukroon as Faiza

            Gershon Sobelman as Old Kibbutznik

            Juliano Mer
            
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