Paradise Road. (1997) DVD, Widescreen. Running Time: 122 minutes. Cat#2001218. UPC: 024543012184. Condition: Used, Like new. Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film directed by Bruce Beresford, about a group of English, American, Dutch, and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. It stars Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle, Cate Blanchett, and Elizabeth Spriggs. Thank you for looking at my post. I check my emails 1-2 times daily, but may be delayed due to health conditions, which require me to visit hospital.