Paradise Now (2005)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 30 mins | Drama, Foreign | Released: 10/28/2005 |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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