PARADISE NOW
a film by Hany Abu-Assad, 2005
We haven't watched any Middle Eastern films so far for movie night, and I think this is probably a good place to start. The reason I chose this film (other than that i love it) is because 98% of all the information we're given by the U.S. media regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict is sided with our allies, Israel, and it's refreshing and enlightening to see the Palestinian perspective for once - even if it's only for an hour and a half.
"Paradise Now - sweepingly powerful and intricately detailed, highly acclaimed and widely controversial - tells the story of two lifelong friends and their mission of doom. Hany Abu-Assad directs, shooting this harrowing thriller in locations made equally harrowing by real-life missle attacks, exploding land mines, suspicious Palestinian factions and Israeli occupied forces, and the kidnapping of a crew member. The result is a film that knows its topic up close and provides no easy answers. Instead, Paradise Now lays bare the humanity and the horror for all to see, to ponder, and perhaps to change."
-from the back cover of the dvd
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