The Siege of Paradise

The Siege of Paradise

2026 · 82 min · Documentary

In Cinque Terre on Italy’s northern Riviera, fewer than 3,000 locals endure over four million tourists each summer. Across one chaotic season, six very different lives play out in parallel, revealing a sharply funny and surprisingly tender story of paradise under pressure in the age of social media driven tourism.

Directed by Gar O'Rourke · Written by Gar O'Rourke

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