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Paradise Now

Paradise Now

Crime · Thriller · Drama · 2005

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

Movie details

Paradise Now

“From the most unexpected place, come a new call for peace”

2005 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Hany Abu-Assad

Written by

Pierre Hodgson · Hany Abu-Assad · Bero Beyer

Qais Nashif

Qais Nashif

Said

Ali Suliman

Ali Suliman

Khaled

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Suha

Amer Hlehel

Amer Hlehel

Jamal

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Said's Mother

Ashraf Barhom

Ashraf Barhom

Abu Karem

Abdulrahman Thaher

Abdulrahman Thaher

Mechanic

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Put Paradise Now on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.