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Paradise Now
2005
· Movie
· 90 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
64–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv
Details
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Writers
- Bero Beyer, Hany Abu-Assad, Pierre Hodgson
- Released
- 7 September 2005
- Country
- France, Germany, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $3.4M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →3 wins from 6 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 78th Academy Awards 2006 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2006 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Palestine | Nominee |
| 19th European Film Awards 2006 | Best European Film | Hany Abu-Assad | Nominee |
| 18th European Film Awards 2005 | Best Screenwriter | Hany Abu-Assad | Winner |
| 18th European Film Awards 2005 | Best Screenwriter | Bero Beyer | Winner |
| Golden Calf 2005 | Best Feature Film | Bero Beyer | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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78th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Palestine | Nominee |
18th European Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenwriter | Hany Abu-Assad | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Bero Beyer | Winner |
Golden Calf
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Bero Beyer | Winner |
19th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Hany Abu-Assad | Nominee |