Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Director:
Hany Abu-Assad
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Suha
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Khaled
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Mohammad Bustami | ... |
Abu-Salim
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Ahmad Fares | ... |
Tea Boy
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Waleed On-Allah | ... |
Taxidriver Suha
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Asaad Dwikat | ... |
Shawarma Shop Owner
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Imad Saber | ... |
Shawarma Customer
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Mohammad Kosa | ... |
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Amer Hlehel | ... |
Jamal
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Nour Abd El-Hadi | ... |
Said's Sister
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Amjad Al-Imlah | ... |
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In Nablas on the West Bank, Said and Khaled, who have volunteered to be suicide bombers, receive word it will be tomorrow - the cell's first operation in two years. They're shaven and shorn, in black suits to pose as settlers in Tel Aviv for a wedding. Something goes wrong at the crossing, they're separated, and the action is postponed, long enough for renewed questioning of what they're about to do. Suha, the well-educated and well-traveled daughter of a martyr, challenges the action. She likes Said and has her own ideas. "Under the occupation, we're already dead," is Khaled's analysis. Fate and God's will seem to drive Said. We must be moral, argues Suha. Can minds change? Written by <[email protected]>
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From the most unexpected place, comes a bold new call for peace. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
10 November 2005 (Israel) See more »Also Known As:
Gan eden ahshav See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$48,023 (USA) (28 October 2005)Gross:
$1,452,402 (USA) (17 March 2006)Company Credits
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When the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, much controversy surrounded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' decision to designate it as a submission from the Palestinian Authority, rather than Palestine. Due to much protestation from writer-director Hany Abu-Assad, the film was eventually announced by Will Smith as being a submission from the Palestinian territories. See more »Goofs
When Khaled makes his speech for the second time, two of the people watching him are eating pitta. The man with the purple T-shirt is holding the pitta with his right hand in one shot, with his left in the next. See more »Quotes
Jamal: What can you do when there is no justice or freedom? Then there's the individual that is forced to fight for it. If we give in to the law that says, the strong devour the weak, then we become the animals. That's intolerable. Death is better than inferiority. That means whoever fights for freedom, can also die for it.See more »
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