Moxie User Rating

8.4 stars out of 10 (14 votes)  -  login or register to rate this film

Synopsis

"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. Recently receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, this is a film you won’t want to miss at The Moxie.

Film Information

• Genre: Crime / Drama / Foreign
• Director: Hany Abu-Assad
• Written By: Hany Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer, Pierre Hodgson
• Starring: Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel,Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom, and Mohammad Bustami
• Running Time: 90 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
• Official Site

Reviews

"Of all the shocks in the riveting and timely political thriller Paradise Now, the most unsettling may be the dignity bestowed on a pair of prospective Palestinian suicide bombers."

   - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"It's a volatile subject and Abu-Assad's thoughtful thriller stokes the debate."

   - Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Along the way, Paradise Now sustains a mood of breathless suspense. Politics aside, the movie is a superior thriller whose shrewdly inserted plot twists and emotional wrinkles are calculated to put your heart in your throat and keep it there."

   - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"A thoughtful, unsparing look at a controversial subject: suicide bombing."

   - Ken Fox, TV Guide

Showtimes

• Wednesday, January 4th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Thursday, January 5th
  4:30 pm, 9:30 pm
• Friday, January 6th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, January 7th
  2:00 pm, 9:30 pm
• Sunday, January 8th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Monday, January 9th
  7:00 pm, 9:30 pm
• Tuesday, January 10th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm