Birds of Paradise is an American film that is all set to release on September 24, 2021. The film is directed by Sarah Adina Smith and is inspired by the 2019 novel written by A. K Small ‘Bright Burning Stars’. The film is produced by Dara Gordon, Jonako Donley, and Trevor Adley. The film was announced in 2020, and the shoot and post-production were wrapped in a year, and the film is all set to release soon. Amazon Studios will distribute birds of Paradise.
The film revolves around the lives of two friends who are ballet dancers in Paris, but soon their friendship turns problematic as they compete with each other for a contract. The film is all set to release digitally on September 24, 2021, on Amazon Prime Videos, and it is yet to see if the film impresses the audience.
When is it Releasing?
The film Birds of Paradise is an American film that is all set to release on September 24, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video. The film will not have a theatrical release due to Covid 19 restrictions in many countries, and the makers surely want the film to reach a wider audience, and it seems like this is why they preferred a digital release. Amazon Studios will distribute the film and will be exclusively released on Amazon Prime Videos only on September 24, 2021. Whether the film will be released on other OTT platforms like Netflix or Hulu isn’t confirmed yet.
The Plot and the Cast
Birds of Paradise revolves around the lives of two friends Kate Sanders, an aspiring ballet dancer, ambitious and gifted, and a mysterious co- dancer Marine Durand, who had recently lost her brother, who committed suicide. Kate comes from an average income background and has been granted a scholarship to attend an elite ballet school based in Paris. The institution is internationally renowned, and Kate faces tremendous competition there, and Marine tests her emotions.
While tumultuous in the beginning, Marine and Kate’s friendship evolves into an emotionally charged relationship fueled by a competitive union and sexual awakening. Their relationship soon turns problematic with immense competition as both the dancers compete with each other to win the ballet academy’s competition to win the contract to the Opera national de Paris.
It will be interesting to see how the makers have tried to put forth the complex relationship between the two friends and what they have in store for the audience. The main cast of Birds of Paradise includes Diana Silvers, who will be portraying the role of Kate Sanders, and Kristine Froseth, who will be playing the character of Marine Durand.
Though not much is known about all the cast members yet, it is sure that Jacqueline Bisset and Stav Strashko will be joining the lead pair in the film. The trailer surely loos promising, and it will be interesting to know what else the makers have in store for the audience in Birds of Paradise.
