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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   9,789 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Hany Abu-Assad (writer)
Bero Beyer (writer)
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Release Date:
7 September 2005 (Belgium) more
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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 (136 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Lubna Azabal ... Suha Azzam
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
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jina Sumedi wrote an original score for the film that ultimately was not used. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Khalid speeds away in the green car the camera man is reflected in the car's windows. more
Quotes:
Said: I was born in a refugee camp. I was allowed to leave the west Bank only once. I was 6 at the time and needed surgery. Life here is like life imprisonment. The crimes of the occupation are countless. The worst crime of all is to exploit the people's weaknesses and turn them into collaborators... 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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Had I been in his circumstances, would I have done it ? AmO_MithrandiR
A few things about the Israeli-Arab conflict syd_floyd
the part where they pull the tape off abernahi
Suha and abu karem? egomanimac
I've thought a lot about PN; ultimately, it is misleading and dangerous robinbanks911
other great movies about the conflict? jmack514
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