Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- Israel, Netherlands, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Germany, France
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Top credits
Kais Nashif ā Said
Ali Suliman ā Khaled
Lubna Azabal ā Suha- Hamza Abu-Aiaash ā Checkpoint Soldier
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ When the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, much controversy surrounded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' decision to designate it as a submission from the Palestinian Authority, rather than Palestine. Due to much protestation from writer-director Hany Abu-Assad, the film was eventually announced by Will Smith as being a submission from the Palestinian territories.
ā¢ The first Palestinian film to be nominated for an Academy Award.
ā¢ Official submission of Palestine to the Oscars 2006 best foreign language film category.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,457,843
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $48,023 (2005-10-30)
User reviews
Boundaries, Checkpoints, and Martyrdom
Paradise lost
PARADISE NOW...The Face of Human Tragedy
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
