Paradise Now (2005)
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- Synopsis
- Said (Kais Nashef) is a young Palestinian living in Nablus, and working as a mechanic. He gets his friend Khaled (Ali Suliman) a job, but the hot-tempered and impulsive Khaled quickly loses it....
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- Starring
- Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass
- Director(s)
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Independent
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 91 min.
Critic Reviews
Of all the shocks in the riveting and timely political thriller Paradise Now, the most unsettling may be the dignity bestowed on a pair of prospective Palestinian suicide bombers.Read the full review
Along the way, Paradise Now sustains a mood of breathless suspense. Politics aside, the movie is a superior thriller whose shrewdly inserted plot twists and emotional wrinkles are calculated to put your heart in your throat and keep it there.Read the full review
A powerful, poignant, provocative drama, it gets its strength from its dispassion, from an uncompromising determination to explain rather than justify or condemn, to put a human face on incomprehensible acts.Read the full review
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