Paradise Now

Paradise Now

Paradise Now

PG-13
1h 31m
2005

Certified Fresh

89%

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"PARADISE NOW" follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.

Director:

Hany Abu-Assad

Producer:

Writer:

Cast:

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

© 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Certified Fresh

89%

Critics Consensus: This film delves deeply into the minds of suicide bombers, and the result is unsettling.

Reviews

Bay Area Reporter

Fresh

A timely piece about an excruciating moral dilemma.

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Fresh

So distinctive in mood, tone and perspective that it demands to be noticed.

Financial Times

Fresh

With inspired judgment and skill, the film embeds its debating points in the trajectory of the sto...

October 7, 2018

Fresh

... it has the great advantage of letting an audience feel it is seeing things it would otherwise...

September 26, 2017

Fresh

If you actually see it, you'll find this look inside the minds of two terrorists both fascinating...

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:October 28, 2005
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
Stereo
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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