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Directed by

Hany Abu-Assad

Starring

Lubna Azabal
Suha

Hamza Abu-Aiaash
Checkpoint Soldier

Kais Nashif
Said

Ali Suliman
Khaled

Mohammad Bustami
Abu-Salim

Hiam Abbass
Said's Mother

Ashraf Barhom
Abu-Karem

Written by

Hany Abu-Assad

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A great movie

13 years, 10 months ago at Jan 29 7:34

johanlefourbe

Since I kept hearing some good things about this flick (it won the Golden Globe of the best foreign movie and was very close to win the Academy award as well and it won the Golden Calf of the best Dutch movie of the year), I was definitely eager to watch this flick. Eventually, I thought it was even better than I thought it would be. Indeed, it was a fascinating and totally heartbreaking story wit... read more

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10 years, 10 months ago at Feb 2 21:10

mazardeus

An excellent Foreign Film that has a lot of substance about the issues of suicide bombing. Obviously, the filmmaker was questioning terrorism in a philosophical way.

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Description: Saiid and khaled are walking time bombs. With explosives strapped to their bodies, the two young Palestinians slip into Israel, planning a suicide mission in Tel Aviv. Can anything or anyone change their minds? Paradise Now - sweepingly powerful and intricately detailed, highly acclaimed and widely controversial - tells the story of these two lifelong friends and their mission of doom. Hany Abu-Assad directs, shooting this harrowing thriller in locations made equally harrowing by real-life missile attacks, exploding land mines, suspicious Palestinian factions and Israeli occupied forces, and the kidnapping of a crew member. The ... (more)

Release date: 18 November 2005

Tags: Drama (9), Palestine (6), 2000s (4), Terrorism (4), Political (3), 2005 (3), Videotape (3), Middle East (3), Mother Son Relationship (3), Self Sacrifice (3), Jewish (3), Jewish Arab Conflict (2), Suicide Bomber (2), Arab (2), Video Camera (2), Israeli Palestinian Conflict (2), Politics (2), Terrorist (2), Muslim (2), Freedom (2)

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" Notes: Eventually, I thought this movie was even better than I expected. Indeed, it was a fascinating and totally heartbreaking story with some really solid directing and some top notch acting. If you think that Palestinian terrorists are all monsters, you should really check this movie. The directing is very effective and the actors were all seriously convincing. As said before, it is really a heartbreaking picture and makes you wonder if they will ever solve their issues in the middle east o"

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