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Paradise Now

Turkish title: Vaat edilen cennet

“From the most unexpected place, come a new call for peace”

2005 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by Hany Abu-Assad
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Cast

Kais Nashef Ali Suliman Lubna Azabal Amer Hlehel

Credits

Written by: Hany Abu-Assad

Plot

Said and Khaled, two friends in Nablus, are recruited for a suicide mission in Tel Aviv. After the mission goes wrong at the border, they are separated, and have to decide whether to continue. Hany Abu-Assad's 2005 film, a tense drama that examines the motives of the bombers rather than judging them, won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film.

Sinekatalog’s take

Hany Abu-Assad's tense drama follows two friends preparing for a suicide attack. It humanises without excusing, raising hard moral questions, and the film is gripping and deeply uncomfortable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (25,018 votes)
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