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Paradise Now

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
25K
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Paradise Now (2005)
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Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

  • Director
    • Hany Abu-Assad
  • Writers
    • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Bero Beyer
    • Pierre Hodgson
  • Stars
    • Kais Nashif
    • Ali Suliman
    • Lubna Azabal
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Writers
      • Hany Abu-Assad
      • Bero Beyer
      • Pierre Hodgson
    • Stars
      • Kais Nashif
      • Ali Suliman
      • Lubna Azabal
    • 163User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Kais Nashif
    Kais Nashif
    • Said
    Ali Suliman
    Ali Suliman
    • Khaled
    Lubna Azabal
    Lubna Azabal
    • Suha
    Hamza Abu-Aiaash
    • Checkpoint Soldier
    Lutuf Nouasser
    Lutuf Nouasser
    • Car Owner
    • (as Lotuf Neusser)
    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
    Amer Hlehel
    • Jamal
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Said's Mother
    Nour Abd El-Hadi
    • Said's Sister
    Amjad Al-Imlah
    • Said's Brother
    Dina Titi
    • Khaled's Sister
    Yosef Abo Dheir
    • Khaled's Father
    Sadi El-Masri
    • Khaled's Attendant
    • Director
      • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Writers
      • Hany Abu-Assad
      • Bero Beyer
      • Pierre Hodgson
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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.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • 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. By doing that, they not only kill the resistance, they also ruin families, ruin their dignity, and ruin an entire people. When my father was executed, I was 10 years old. He was a good person. But he grew weak. For that, I hold the occupation responsible. They must understand that if they recruit collaborators, they must pay the price for it. A life without dignity is worthless. Especially when it reminds you day after day, of humiliation and weakness. And the world watches cowardly, indifferently. If you're all alone, faced with this oppression... you have to find a way to stop the injustice. They must understand that if there's no security for us there'll be none for them either. It's not about power. Their power doesn't help them. I tried to deliver this message to them but I couldn't find another way. Even worse, they've convinced the world and themselves that they are the victims. How can that be? How can the occupier be the victim? If they take on the role of oppressor and victim then I have no other choice but to also be a victim and a murderer as well. I don't know how you'll decide, but I will not return to the refugee camp.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)

    User reviews163

    Featured review
    10/10

    many reasons this is a must-see!

    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.
    • rdodin
    • Oct 29, 2005
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • Netherlands
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Warner Independent Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El paraíso ahora
    • Filming locations
      • Nablus, Palestine
    • Production companies
      • Augustus Film
      • Lama Productions
      • Razor Film Produktion GmbH
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,457,843
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,023
      • Oct 30, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,579,902
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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