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Paradise Now

2005 · 90 min

A quietly nerve-wracking, humanizing look at impossible choices, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful long after.

Tagline
From the most unexpected place, come a new call for peace
Overview
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • friendship
  • identity
  • faith
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama, war
Directed by
Hany Abu-Assad
Written by
Bero Beyer, Pierre Hodgson, Hany Abu-Assad
Starring
Qais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom, Abdulrahman Thaher, Mohamed Bustami
Music
Jina Sumedi
Cinematography
Antoine Héberlé
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Palestinian Territory
Languages
Arabic, English

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