Synopsis
Artificial Paradises (Paraísos Artificiais, 2012) is a Brazilian drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Marcos Prado.
At a sun-drenched open-air festival on the Brazilian coast, three strangers end up in the same orbit: Erika, a young DJ playing one of her first sets; her best friend Lara; and a guy named Nando who came just to enjoy the night. One evening, MDMA, and the bass turned up. Then they go their separate ways. Years later, Erika and Nando find each other in Amsterdam — and what flickered on that beach hasn't quite faded.
Shot in the looser style of a mood piece rather than a plotted drama, the film captures what the rave scene felt like from the inside: less about drugs, more about the compression of a whole life into a single night. With Nathalia Dill and Luca Bianchi in the leads. Stream Artificial Paradises online on iFILM.
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