
Paradise Trips
Comedy · Drama
Overview
Holiday bus driver Mario has spent his entire life shuttling old age pensioners to the sunny south with his own travel company 'Paradise Trips'. Today, on the verge of his own retirement, Mario has to bring a motley crew of alternative partygoers to a psychedelic festival in Croatia. The journey soon turns into a fascinating trip that confronts Mario with his own prejudices and his long-lost son.
Top Cast


Gene Bervoets
Gene Bervoets
Mario Dockers
Gene Bervoets
Mario Dockers


Jeroen Perceval
Jeroen Perceval
Jim Dockers
Jeroen Perceval
Jim Dockers


Noortje Herlaar
Noortje Herlaar
Miranda
Noortje Herlaar
Miranda


Charlotte Timmers
Charlotte Timmers
Flora
Charlotte Timmers
Flora


Pascal Maetens
Pascal Maetens
Walther
Pascal Maetens
Walther


Line Pillet
Line Pillet
Cindy
Line Pillet
Cindy
Hannes Reckelbus
Hannes Reckelbus
Fox
Hannes Reckelbus
Fox


Marie-Louise Stheins
Marie-Louise Stheins
Esmeralda (as Marie Louise Stheins)
Marie-Louise Stheins
Esmeralda (as Marie Louise Stheins)
Cédric Van Den Abbeele
Cédric Van Den Abbeele
Sunny
Cédric Van Den Abbeele
Sunny


Pieter Verelst
Pieter Verelst
Lexander
Pieter Verelst
Lexander
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