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Two young Palestinian men embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. On a typical day in the West Bank city of Nablus, where daily life grinds on amidst crushing poverty and the occasional rocket blast, we meet two childhood best friends, Saïd and Khaled, who pass time drinking tea, smoking a hookah, and working dead-end menial jobs as auto mechanics. Saïd’s day takes a turn... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 28th, 2005 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Independent Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,452,402 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Steve Murray
"An involving and all-too-relevant drama about terrorism." more...
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B+ |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"The pieces in Paradise Now fall into place too easily." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...humanizes suicide bombers. But in my mind, at least, that creates not sympathy, but pity..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"It shows us lives that have become devoted to death, despite all reasonable arguments to the contrary." more...
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B |
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