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Paradise Now (2005)
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PG-13
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1 hr 30 mins
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Drama
,
Foreign
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Released: 10/28/2005
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Box Office Total:
$1.4M
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Synopsis:
Two young Palestinian men embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. On a typical day in the West Bank city of Nablus, where daily life grinds on amidst crushing poverty and the occasional rocket blast, we meet two childhood best friends, Saïd and Khaled, who pass time drinking tea, smoking a hookah, and working dead-end menial jobs as auto mechanics. Saïd’s day takes a turn for the better when a beautiful young woman named Suha brings her car in for repairs. From their spirited interaction, it is apparent that there is a budding romance growing between them. Saïd is approached by middle-aged Jamal, a point man for an unnamed Palestinian organization, who informs Saïd that he and Khaled have been chosen to carry out a strike in Tel Aviv. They have been chosen for this mission as a team, because each had expressed a wish that if either is to die a martyr, the other would want to die alongside his best friend. Saïd and Khaled have been preparing for this moment for most of their lives. They spend a last night at home-- although they must keep their impending mission secret even from their families. During the night Saïd sneaks off to see Suha one last time. Suha’s moderate views, having been educated in Europe, and Saïd’s burgeoning conflicted conscience cause him to stop short of explaining why he has come to say good-bye. The following day, Saïd and Khaled are lead to a hole in the fence that surrounds Nablus, where they are to meet a driver who will take them to Tel Aviv. But here the plan goes wrong, and Saïd and Khaled are separated.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
10/28/2005
Director
Credit
Hany Abu-Assad
Director
Cast
Credit
Kais Nashif
Said
Ali Suliman
Khaled
Lubna Azabal
Suha
Amer Hlehel
Jamal
Hiam Abbass
Said's mother
Ashraf Barhoum
Abu-Karem
Production Credits
Credit
Hamoudi Buqai
Associate Producer
Bero Beyer
Producer
Hengameh Panahi
Producer
Amir Harel
Producer
Gerhard Meixner
Producer
Roman Paul
Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Arte France Cinema
Production Company Production Company
Lumen Films
Production Company
Augustus Film
Production Company
Lama Films
Production Company
Razor Film Produktion
Production Company
Hazazah Films
Production Company Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Warner Independent Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distributor Domestic Theatrical Distributor
United King
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Haut et Court
Theatrical Distributor Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Domestic Video Distributor
A-Film Distribution (Netherlands)
Theatrical Distributor Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Golem Distribución
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cineart
Theatrical Distributor Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prooptiki
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Razor Film Produktion
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Independent Pictures
Theatrical Distributor Foreign Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom)
Indie Circle
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Israel
Gaza
Palestine
Writer
Credit
Bero Beyer
Screenplay
Hany Abu-Assad
Screenplay
Art Department
Credit
Olivier Meidinger
Production Designer
Bashir Abu-Rabia
Art Director
Casting
Credit
Lara Zoabi
Casting
Film Camera
Credit
Antoine Heberle
Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing
Credit
Nedlerlands Fonds Voor De Film
Funding
Eurimages
Film Financier
Filmstiftung NRW
Funding
World Cinema Fund
Film Financier
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
Funding
Action Preparatoire i2i de la Commission Europeene
Funding
Celluloid Nightmares
Foreign Distribution Sales
Music
Credit
Jina Sumedi
Music
Production Management
Credit
Baher Agbariya
Production Manager
Peter Hermann
Line Producer
Sabine Franke
Assistant Director
Sound
Credit
Uve Haussig
Sound
Matthias Lempert
Rerecording Mixer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Friderike Weber
Makeup
Walid Maw'ed
Costumes
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