Paradise Now Movie Review 2005

Recounts how two young Palestinians go from garage mechanics to suicide bombers preparing for a mission to Tel Aviv. Best friends Said (Nashef) and Khaled (Suliman) live in Nablus on the West Bank and apparently have guerrilla ties. They are informed that they have been chosen and have 24 hours to prepare; the men seem more resigned than fanatical. Director Abu-Assad pays close attention to the details.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Israel, Terrorism, Middle East, Suicide, Childhood Buddies, Politics, Religion, Islam

Screenplay

Hany Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Hiam Abbass, Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Amer Hlehel, Ashraf Barhoum

Cinematography

Antoine Heberle

Director

Hany Abu-Assad

Other

Uve Haussig, Matthias Lempert, Sander Vos, Bahir Abu-Rabia, Walid Maw'ed, Oliver Meidinger

Producer

Bero Beyer, Lama Films, Razor Film

Awards

Golden Globes 2006: Foreign Film; Ind. Spirit 2006: Foreign Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 2005: Foreign Film.