Paradise Now
a HANY ABU-ASSAD picture
Synopsis
Friends since childhood, young Palestinians Khaled and Said are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. After a last night with their families without being allowed to say goodbye, they are taken to the border with bombs strapped to their bodies. However, the operation doesn’t go as planned and they lose track of each other. Separated, they have to face their destiny and their own convictions…
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Press
"This taut, ingeniously calculated thriller fixates on the flashpoint where psychology and politics ignite."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Assad displays considerable self-confidence throughout with a fluid, economic narrative style that is very much his own….A hot market item even before its premiere in Berlin, its theme and origins should see it travel very well and be reflected in international sales."
SCREEN DAILY
"Through expert writing and a powerhouse performance by newcomer Kais Nashef, Said’s personal struggle is subtly enlarged to encompass the problems of a nation."
EUROPEAN FILMS
"A powerful inquiry into one of the tragedies of the Middle East conflict—the suicide bomber…the film does bring clarity and compassion to its depiction of an act that baffles, angers and sickens people the world over."
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Festivals
& Awards
Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Berlin IFF
Amnesty Prize
Audience Award
Best European Film
Toronto Film Festival
AFCAA
Silver Condor Nominee, Best Foreign Film
European Film Award
Best Screenplay
Golden Globe
Best Foreign Language Film
German Film Awards
Film Award Nominee in Gold for Best Screenplay
Nederlands Film Festival
Golden Calf for Best Editing
Golden Calf for Best Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
VFCC Award for Best Foreign Film
Durban Film Festival
Best Director
Busan Film Festival
Cape Town Film Festival
Best Feature Film
Oslo Films from the South
FIPRESCI Prize
Cast & Crew
| Kais Nashef | |
|---|---|
| Ali Suliman | |
| Lubna Azabal | |
| Amer Hlehel | |
| Hiam Abbass | |
| Ashraf Barhoum |
| Director | Hany Abu-Assad |
|---|---|
| Writers | Hany Abu-Assad |
| Bero Beyer | |
| Producers | Hengameh Panahi |
| Amir Harel | |
| Gerhard Meixner | |
| Roman Paul | |
| Bero Beyer | |
| Line Producer | Peter Hermann |
| Associate Producer | Hamoudi Buqai |
| Director of Photography | Antoine Héberlé |
| Sound | Uve Haussig |
| Editor | Sander Vos |
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