Searching for Paradise (2002)
A young woman, coping with the death of her father, embarks on a quest to meet a Hollywood star with whom she has become obsessed.
Top billed cast
Susan May PrattGilda Mattei
Chris NothMichael De Santis
Jeremy DaviesAdam
Laila RobinsBarbara Mattei
Josef SommerCarl Greenslate
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