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Paradise Now
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PG13,1hr 31min
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October 28, 2005
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Warner Independent Pictures
Synopsis: Said (Kais Nashef) is a young Palestinian living in Nablus, and working as a mechanic. He gets his friend Khaled (Ali Suliman) a job, but the hot-tempered and impulsive Khaled quickly loses it. Suha (Lubna Azabal), a pretty, well-traveled young woman and the daughter of a well-known "martyr," brings her car in to be fixed, and flirts with Said. He's clearly interested in her, so much so that he continues to think of her when he's approached later that day by Jamal (Amer Hlehel), who tells him that ... Full Synopsis
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Of all the shocks in the riveting and timely political thriller Paradise Now, the most unsettling may be the dignity bestowed on a pair of prospective Palestinian suicide bombers. Full Review
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Ziyi Zhang, Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now”, and Josh Lucas * EXCLUSIVE...
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now” (Palestine/Netherlands/ Germany/France)...
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now” (Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/France)
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now” (2nd from left) and cast of...
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now”
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now”
Hany Abu-Assad, winner Best Foreign Film for “Paradise Now”
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