Firing Squad: How did the idea for Paradise come about?

Benoit Sokal:At the beginning, it all came from my childhood, in Belgium. At the time, Belgium had an African colony called “Belgian Congo” and we kids were told about fabulous stories in this strange and far off country. Of course, reality was much different, and much sadder. But our dreams were full of Elephants, strange African tribes, dangerous lions and leopards…These memories stayed in my mind, and little by little became “Paradise”.