---
title: 'Paradise Road (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paradise-road-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119859/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Paradise Road (1997)

1997 · 123 min · Drama, War · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, about a group of English, American, Dutch, and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. It stars Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle, Cate Blanchett, and Elizabeth Spriggs. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ross Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-edwards)
- **Producer:** [Sue Milliken](https://cinepixo.com/people/sue-milliken)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter James](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-james)

## Cast

- [Susie Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/susie-porter)
- [Clyde Kusatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-kusatsu)
- [Glenn Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-close)
- [Aden Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/aden-young)
- [Johanna ter Steege](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-ter-steege)
- [Wendy Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-hughes)
- [Penne Hackforth-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/penne-hackforth-jones)
- [Marta Dusseldorp](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-dusseldorp)
- [Jennifer Ehle](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-ehle)
- [Pauline Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-collins)
- [Julianna Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianna-margulies)
- [Sab Shimono](https://cinepixo.com/people/sab-shimono)
- [Nicholas Hammond](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-hammond)
- [Pauline Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-chan)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/paradise-road-1997
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