eBay.com.my: Paradise Now (DVD '06) Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman (item 330342822490 end time Dec 04, 2009 03:11:14 MYT)

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Format:	DVD	Edition:	Widescreen
Leading Role:	Ali Suliman, Amer Hiehel, Kais Nashef, Lubna Azabel	Rating:	PG-13
Director:	Hany Abu-Assad	Release Date:	Mar 21, 2006
Genre:	Foreign Language	UPC:	012569736795
Sub-Genre:	--	Region:	DVD: 1 (US, CA)
Condition:	Like New

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Movie description
Shot on location in both Palestine and Israel, PARADISE NOW is an enthralling drama about the possible motivations and actions of two suicide bombers. Director Hany Abu-Assad meticulously researched the subject before co-authoring the script with colleague Bero Beyer, and fought off a few armed Palestinians in Nablus, which is where the bulk of the film's shooting took place. The story follows two young Palestinian men, Said (Kais Nashef) and Khaled (Ali Suliman), whose lives in the West Bank city have ground to a halt. But when a shadowy figure named Jamal (Amer Hlehel) offers them a shot at martyrdom by carrying out a suicide attack in Tel Aviv, the two men's lives are suddenly invigorated. The film follows their final days, as they grapple with their consciences, visit family and friends--and in Said's case, a young woman he has been flirting with--and prepare for the attack. But they find both practical and emotional issues stand in their way, leading to an anguished and entirely moving finale to Abu-Assad's film. The difficult production of PARADISE NOW saw crew members abandoning the set amid fears for their lives, location manager Hassan Titi getting kidnapped, a land mine exploding 300 meters away from the set, and Prime Minister Yasser Arafat stepping in to aid the film. Although the subject matter is bleak, Abu-Assad pulls off a masterstroke by lacing the script with black humor, even having the two men nervously joke around as they film their farewell speeches to their families. But ultimately the movie offers a compelling portrait of two men driven to extremes by their beliefs, and examines all the anxieties inherent in such a decision as the one taken with alarming regularity by Palestinian men such as Said and Khaled.
Credits
Producer:	Amir Harel, Gerhard Meixner, Hany Abu-Assad, Roman Paul
Cast:	Ali Suliman, Amer Hiehel, Kais Nashef, Lubna Azabel

Editorial reviews
"[A] fine-tuned moral thriller, the first film to map the interior landscape of Islamic terrorism." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (09/30/2005) "Abu-Assad treats his white-hot material with cool, understated rigor and painstaking detail." Film Comment - Joumane Chahine (09/01/2005) 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film radiates authenticity. Even when he plays the action like a thriller, Abu-Assad is in search of a deeper truth." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (11/03/2005) "Shooting with energy and a great sense of storytelling....Exciting filmmaking." -- Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (11/04/2005) "[A] taut, ingeniously calculated thriller that fixates on the flashpoint where psychology and politics ignite in self-destructive martyrdom." New York Times - Stephen Holden (10/28/2005) "[T]he film is most powerful in its moments of lyrical reflection." Sight and Sound - Ali Jaafar (05/01/2006) "What makes Hany Abu-Assad's film uneasy viewing comes in the vulnerability of its leads....The pair themselves make for the most important Behind The Scenes doc you'll ever see." Total Film - Jonathan Dean (10/01/2006) 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t makes the point that the Middle East issue is not as black and white as our leaders would like it to appear." Ultimate DVD - David Richardson (10/01/2006)

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DVD's are used but in good condition. They do not come with the official case or artwork. They are not pirated!! They will be shipped in a slimline case (again, no cover art!)

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