Nora Arnezeder in Thriller ‘Hell in Paradise’ Trailer Set in the Maldives
by Alex Billington
October 6, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Stay away from these people…” Yes! They seem very dangerous! EuropaCorp has revealed the first official French trailer for a film titled Hell in Paradise, a thriller from filmmaker Leïla Sy, directed of the Street Flow movies and Yo Mama previously. It’s shot mainly in English (they speak Dhivehi in Maldives), hence why we’re featuring this first trailer. The film is set for a release in French cinemas starting in November – but no idea on a US date. Nina from Marseilles decides to take a fancy hotel job in the Maldives (a beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean), but her paradise turns nightmarish after an incident. Falsely accused, she must evade traps to escape her unjust life sentence. Nina is thrown right into a horrible spiral of lies and manipulation and must outwit them all to escape this paradise turned hell… Starring Nora Arnezeder as Nina, as well as Alyy Khan, Shubham Saraf, Ranjit Krishnamma, Sartaj Garewal, Louka Meliava, Joséphine de la Baume, and Maria Bello. Another frightening story about how powerful people try to pass on their crimes to others without any power. Sad and upsetting – but I hope she will fight back and win.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Leïla Sy’s thriller Hell in Paradise, direct from YouTube:
Hoping for a better life, Nina (starring Nora Arnezeder) leaves Marseille for a job as a receptionist in a luxury hotel in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives. But when tragedy strikes the hotel, Nina is thrown into a nightmarish spiral of lies and manipulation. Wrongly accused and facing life in prison, she must fight and outwit the traps to escape this paradise turned hell… Hell in Paradise is directed by the French-Senegalese filmmaker Leïla Sy, director of the movies Street Flow 1 & 2 and Yo Mama previously, plus tons of other music videos as well. The screenplay is written by Karine Silla. Produced by Virginie Besson-Silla. Made by Luc Besson’s company EuropaCorp. This hasn’t premiered at any film festivals or anywhere else, as far as we know. EuropaCorp will debut Leïla Sy’s Hell in Paradise film in French cinemas starting November 26th, 2025 this fall. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned for more updates. Looking good? Who’s interested?