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Paradise Now

2005 film directed by Hany Abu-Assad
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Summary

Paradise Now is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[4]
  • Director: Hany Abu-Assad[5]
  • Screenwriter: Hany Abu-Assad[6], Bero Beyer[7], Pierre Hodgson[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], thriller film[10], crime film[11]
  • Cast member: Kais Nashef[12], Ali Suliman[13], Lubna Azabal[14], Hiam Abbass[15], Amer Hlehel[16], Ashraf Barhom[17]
  • Producer: Bero Beyer[18], Hengameh Panahi[19], Amir Harel[20], Gerhard Meixner[21], Roman Paul[22]
  • Production company: Augustus Film[23], Lama Films[24], Razor Film[25], Lumen Films[26], HazazaH[27], Arte France Cinéma[28]
  • Director of photography: Antoine Héberlé[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Arabic[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 89%[32], 7.5/10[33], 71/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: Occupied Palestinian territories[36], Netherlands[37], Israel[38], Germany[39], France[40], Palestine[41]
  • Publication date: February 14, 2005[42], September 29, 2005[43]
  • Distributed by: Warner Independent Pictures[44]
  • Narrative location: Nablus[45], Tel Aviv[46]
  • Filming location: Nablus[47], Tel Aviv[48]
  • Main subject: Arab–Israeli conflict[49], al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[50], intifada[51]
  • Film editor: Sander Vos[52]
  • Participant in: 18th European Film Awards[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[54], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[55], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[56], International Submission to the Academy Awards[57]
  • Title: الجنة الآن‎[58]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[59]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[60]
  • Costume designer: Walid Maw'ed[61]

Why It Matters

Paradise Now has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Paradise Now receive?

Honors received include Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3] and European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[4].

Related Entities

film France Germany Israel Nablus Netherlands Palestine Tel Aviv

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Siamzone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  59. [61] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'io', 'it',
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    Production designer → Olivier Meidinger
    Publication date → +2005-02-14T00:00:00Z, +2005-09-29T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Hany Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer, Pierre Hodgson
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
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