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3 February 2006 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

AMTERDAM -- Paradise Now, the suicide-bomber drama directed by Dutch-Palestinian Hany Abu-Assad, has become the best-selling film in Dutch cinema history. The Oscar-nominated co-production already has been sold to 80 territories, including North America, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Brazil, Japan, Morocco and nearly every country in Western Europe. According to Holland Film, Paradise Now has overtaken the previous leader, Karakter, which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film in 1997. That film, directed by Mike van Diem, was later picked up by 63 territories. Paradise Now also could end up as the most-awarded film from the Netherlands. The co-production of Amsterdam-based Augustus Film -- made with support from France, Germany and Israel -- has already won an impressive number of awards, including three awards at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden Globe for best foreign film, the Golden Calf for best film at the Dutch film festival in Utrecht and the European Film Award for best screenplay. »

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