PARADISE NOW

Paradise Now follows Said and Khaled two Palestinian childhood friends recruited to carry out a suicide attack in Tel Aviv. During the final 48 hours before the planned operation they prepare to cross the border while confronting the expectations placed upon them and the consequences of their decision. When the plan goes wrong and the two men become separated their paths diverge. Encounters with Suha a young Palestinian woman whose views challenge their convictions force them to reconsider their mission and the meaning of their choices.

Original title Al-Janna al-An
Arabic title الجنّة الآن
Directed by Hany Abu-Assad
Written by Hany Abu-Assad Bero Beyer Pierre Hodgson
Featuring Kais Nashef Ali Suliman Lubna Azabal Hiam Abbass Amer Hlehel Ashraf Barhom Mohammad Bustami
Cinematography Antoine Héberlé
Editing Sander Vos
Music Jina Sumedi
Production Companies Augustus Film Lama Productions Razor Film Produktion Lumen Films Arte France Cinéma
Berlin International Film Festival — Berlinale
2005 | Competition — World Premiere
Blue Angel Award — Best European Film
Amnesty International Film Prize
Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award
Toronto International Film Festival — TIFF
2005 | Official Selection
Durban International Film Festival
2005 | Official Selection
Best Director — Hany Abu-Assad
National Board of Review
2005 | Top Foreign Films
Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards
2005 | Best European Screenwriter — Hany Abu-Assad and Bero Beyer
Nederlands Film Festival — Golden Calf Awards
2005 | Official Awards
Golden Calf — Best Feature Film
Golden Calf — Best Editing — Sander Vos
Golden Globe Awards
2006 | Best Foreign Language Film — Winner
Independent Spirit Awards
2006 | Best Foreign Film — Winner
Academy Awards — Oscars
2006 | Nomination — Best Foreign Language Film
German Film Awards — Deutscher Filmpreis
2006 | Nominations
Best Feature Film
Best Screenplay

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