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Plot Summary
"Paradise Now" follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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89%- Reviews Counted: 99
- Fresh: 88
- Rotten: 11
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Certainly what Said says will not come as a surprise to any Israeli. It's simply that they disagree. We may disagree, too, and yet watch the film with a fearsome fascination.
Fresh: The film offers food for thought, and reminds us that, in any war, one who understands the mindset of his opponent gains an important tactical advantage.
Fresh: [A] sensitive, occasionally didactic film.
Fresh: ... it says more about Middle Eastern politics from the Palestinian side than any movie, period.
Customer Reviews
A View from the Other Side
It troubles me that the only other review of this film was so negative. A far more accurate appraisal is to say that this film provides a seldom seen glimpse of the other side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is significant more so however in that it does not really levy any judgement on the actions of either side, but instead provides a fairly objective look at the situation. There can be no doubt this film will anger a great many viewers who hold strong opinions concerning the conflict, however that is only because it serves to remind us that the conflict is anything but simply understood.
Briliant movie!
It is a phisycological movie that allows you to enter the mind of the character Said and makes you understand what motivates him to do such a terrible act. In the end, we find that he was only one more victim of the system. After this, we need to review all our concepts.
Brilliant
A great perspective from the other side.
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- $19.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2005
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