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Paradise Now

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Starring
Hamza Abu-Aiaash Hamza Abu-Aiaash
Checkpoint Soldier
Ali Suliman Ali Suliman
Khaled
Mohammad Bustami Mohammad Bustami
Abu-Salim
Hiam Abbass Hiam Abbass
Said's Mother
Ashraf Barhom Ashraf Barhom
Abu-Karem


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A great movie

13 years, 2 months ago at Jan 29 7:34
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, 1 month ago at Feb 2 21:10
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
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