Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
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Hany Abu-Assad
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Cast
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| Lubna Azabal | ... | Suha | |
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Hamza Abu-Aiaash | ... | Checkpoint Soldier |
| Kais Nashif | ... | Said | |
| Lutuf Nouasser | ... | Car Owner (as Lotuf Neusser) | |
| Ali Suliman | ... | Khaled | |
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Mohammad Bustami | ... | Abu-Salim |
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Ahmad Fares | ... | Tea Boy |
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Waleed On-Allah | ... | Taxidriver Suha |
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Asaad Dwikat | ... | Shawarma Shop Owner |
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Imad Saber | ... | Shawarma Customer |
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Mohammad Kosa | ... | Photographer |
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Amer Hlehel | ... | Jamal |
| Hiam Abbass | ... | Said's Mother | |
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Nour Abd El-Hadi | ... | Said's Sister |
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Amjad Al-Imlah | ... | Said's Brother |
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Palestinians Said and Khaled, now in young adulthood, have been lifelong friends living in Nablus in the West Bank. They have both had what they consider a difficult life, now working side-by-side in unfulfilling jobs as auto mechanics in a small garage, being unfulfilling as difficult as the jobs were to get. Those difficult lives includes feeling like they are prisoners in the West Bank, Said who has only left the region once on a medical issue when he was six. They blame all their problems on the oppression by the Israelis. As such, they have volunteered and have been accepted by a Palestinian resistance group to carry out a suicide bombing mission in Tel Aviv: after the initial response to the first bomb, the second bomb would be detonated at the same site. Following the bombing, the resistance group would release pre-taped video messages of Said and Khaled confessing to the bombing in the name of God. The mission would require Said and Khaled to cross "illegally" into Israel. ... Written by Huggo
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In the next 36 hours, two childhood friends may do the unthinkable. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
18 November 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$48,023, 30 October 2005, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,452,402, 19 March 2006Company Credits
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The first Palestinian film to be nominated for an Academy Award. See more »Goofs
When Khaled and and Said are sitting on the rocks waiting to cross the fence, Khaled puts his right hand on Said's shoulder and holds it there. When the shot changes to a different angle, Khaled's right hand is by his side. See more »Quotes
Jamal: What can you do when there is no justice or freedom? Then there's the individual that is forced to fight for it. If we give in to the law that says, the strong devour the weak, then we become the animals. That's intolerable. Death is better than inferiority. That means whoever fights for freedom, can also die for it.See more »
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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.