Paradiso is a gritty maritime crime thriller about McNabb, a bar owner and smuggler in serious financial trouble who arranges passage on a ship to escape mounting pressure from authorities. His daughter Kay, who's been running the business as much as he has, refuses to be left behind.

The film builds to a brutal confrontation when a deal for medical supplies goes wrong, leaving Kay with an impossible choice between "the living or the dead." It's essentially a tragedy about consequences catching up with people who thought they could outrun them, with strong father-daughter dynamics driving the emotional core.

The 4K restoration should do justice to the night scenes on the water and the stark contrast between the promise of escape and the reality of violence. Villa doesn't shy away from the brutality, presenting a relentless portrait of criminality, desperation and family loyalty colliding in a confined maritime setting where there's literally no way off once you're aboard.