Paradise Now
Paradise Now (Arabic: الجنّة الآن, romanized: al-Janna al-Laan) is a 2005 psychological drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.
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| Directed by | Hany Abu-Assad |
| Written by | Hany Abu-Assad Bero Beyer Pierre Hodgson |
| Produced by | Bero Beyer |
| Starring | Kais Nashef Ali Suliman Lubna Azabal Hiam Abbass |
| Cinematography | Antoine Héberlé |
| Edited by | Sander Vos |
| Music by | Jina Sumedi |
| Distributed by | A-Film (Netherlands) Constantin Film (Germany and Austria) Haut et Court (France) |
Release date | February 14, 2005 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | Netherlands Palestine Germany France |
| Languages | Palestinian Arabic English |
| Budget | $ 2 000 000 |
| Box office | $ 3 579 902 |
"The film is an artistic point of view of that political issue," Abu-Assad said. "The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a human thing".
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