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Paradise Now (2005) -- Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   9,289 votes
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Director:
Hany Abu-Assad
Writers:
Hany Abu-Assad (writer)
Bero Beyer (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 September 2005 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
In the next 36 hours, two childhood friends may do the unthinkable. more
Plot:
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
many reasons this is a must-see! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Lubna Azabal ... Suha
Hamza Abu-Aiaash ... Checkpoint Soldier

Kais Nashif ... Said
Lotuf Neusser ... Car Owner

Ali Suliman ... Khaled
Mohammad Bustami ... Abu-Salim
Ahmad Fares ... Tea Boy
Waleed On-Allah ... Taxidriver Suha
Asaad Dwikat ... Shawarma Shop Owner
Imad Saber ... Shawarma Customer
Mohammad Kosa ... Photographer
Amer Hlehel ... Jamal
Hiam Abbass ... Said's Mother
Nour Abd El-Hadi ... Said's Sister
Amjad Al-Imlah ... Said's Brother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Paradise Now (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language.
Runtime:
90 min
Language:
Arabic | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Filming Locations:
Nablus, Palestine more
Company:
Augustus Film more

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Trivia:
When the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, much controversy surrounded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' decision to designate it as a submission from the Palestinian Authority, rather than Palestine. Due to much protestation from writer-director Hany Abu-Assad, the film was eventually announced by Will Smith as being a submission from the Palestinian territories. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Khaled makes his speech for the second time, two of the people watching him are eating pitta. The man with the purple T-shirt is holding the pitta with his right hand in one shot, with his left in the next. more
Quotes:
Khaled: Israel views partnership with and equality for the Palestinians under the same democratic system as suicide for the Jewish state. Nor will they accept a two-state compromise even though that is not fair to the Palestinians. We are to either accept the occupation forever or disappear... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) more

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148 out of 195 people found the following comment useful:-
many reasons this is a must-see!, 30 October 2005
10/10
Author: rdodin from United States

Paradise Now is an authentic film that poetically deals with one of the most prickly and difficult issues facing the world today. It is a natural and elegant film, which leaves you thinking and feeling in ways you did not expect. For those who say that such a movie should not be shown, or that there is no value in pondering such topics from this viewpoint - my response is that open awareness and the exchange of ideas is the beginning of a solution. You cannot suppress reality, or freedom of speech and expression. This film vividly demonstrates that life is not black and white - we live in shades of gray. This is a perspective that should be seen, and deserves to be shown.

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Suha and abu karem? egomanimac
I've thought a lot about PN; ultimately, it is misleading and dangerous robinbanks911
Is this movie pro-terrorism or anti-terrorism? Screen-7
other great movies about the conflict? jmack514
What happended to Khaled? zjm
Had I been in his circumstances, would I have done it ? AmO_MithrandiR
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