The Siege of Paradise

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The Siege of Paradise (2026)

Directed by Gar O'Rourke

Documentary · 1h 26m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Gar O'Rourke
Writer
Gar O'Rourke
Director of Photography
Lukas Gut
Editor
John Murphy
Producer
Andrew Freedman, Ken Wardrop, Jessie Hayden

Details

Release date
2026-06-07
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Italian
Countries
Ireland, Switzerland