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Paradise Now (2005)
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
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From Time Out New York
Said (Nashef) and Khaled (Suliman) are the kind of young Palestinians who are capable of sustaining life in an upside-down world. However, it's death—a shocking, horrifying and destructive death—they're headed for when they agree to become suicide bombers. Director Hany Abu-Assad briskly tells the story of how these childhood friends become pawns in a losing battle, displaying the same sharp eye for life's often absurd rhythms that distinguished his expert 2002 documentary Ford Transit. His latest has already been criticized in some quarters for humanizing terrorists, but trying to understand motivations is not the same thing as approving the actions that result from them.Author: DD'A
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Cast & crew
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast: Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbas, Ashraf Barhoum full cast
Genre(s): Drama
Duration: 90 mins
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