Kais Nashef
Said
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Summaries. Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Palestinians Said and Khaled, now in young adulthood, have been lifelong friends living in Nablus in the West Bank.
Paradise Now ( Arabic: الجنّة الآن, romanized : al-Janna al-Laan) is a 2005 psychological drama directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It follows the story of two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category.
- Jina Sumedi
- February 14, 2005
- Bero Beyer
Nov 3, 2005 · The movie involves two days in the lives of Said ( Kais Nashef) and Khaled ( Ali Suliman ), two Palestinians, garage mechanics and best friends, who are recruited to cross into Israel and blow themselves up. They are not shown as fanatics.
Nov 18, 2005 · Paradise Now: Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. With Lubna Azabal, Hamza Abu-Aiaash, Kais Nashif, Lutuf Nouasser. Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
- (24K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Hany Abu-Assad
- 2005-11-18
Oct 28, 2005 · Khaled (Ali Suliman) and Said (Kais Nashif) are Palestinian friends recruited by a terrorist group to become suicide bombers in Tel Aviv. Armed with explosives, they attempt to cross into Israel ...
- (1.2K)
- Hany Abu-Assad
- PG-13
- Kais Nashif
May 13, 2019 · The act of living in Paradise Now is itself an act of resistance, and yet as Palestinians in the film say over and over again, their living is in a prison, and their resistance only results in more devastation. “Under the occupation, we’re already dead,” they agree. So why continue to live? *
Directed by Hany Abu-Asaad. This powerful film tells the desperation of Palestinians who feel that living under oppression is hell and that dying is preferable. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Is it possible that a film can do the near impossible and help us to understand, yes, even walk in the shoes of a Palestinian suicide bomber?
