An independent young boy living in a prison-like state children's home escapes multiple times, searching for his imprisoned father.

Young Sasha is brought into a state-run children's home because his mother died early and his father spends most of his life in prison. The conditions are like in a penal institution. Sasha tries several times to escape and to search for his father.—Mirko Thiessen <[email protected]>

Inspired by true events, FREEDOM IS PARADISE is the tale of a fiercely independent boy and his quest for the father he has never known. A journey through the dark underside of the Soviet working class and institutional life, FREEDOM IS PARADISE captures a boy's fierce capacity to dream amidst the boldfaced cruelty of circumstance.—Jim Stark