Paradise Now
2005 · 90 min · Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Palestinians Said and Khaled, now in young adulthood, have been lifelong friends living in Nablus in the West Bank. They have both had what they consider a difficult life, now working side-by-side in unfulfilling jobs as auto mechanics in a small garage, being unfulfilling as difficult as the jobs were to get. Those difficult lives includes feeling like they are prisoners in the West Bank, Said who has only left the region once on a medical issue when he was six. They blame all their problems on the oppression by the Israelis. As such, they have volunteered and have been accepted by a Palestinian resistance group to carry out a suicide bombing mission in Tel Aviv: after the initial response to the first bomb, the second bomb would be detonated at the same site. Following the bombing, the resistance group would release pre-taped video messages of Said and Khaled confessing to the bombing in the name of God. The mission would require Said and Khaled to cross "illegally" into Israel. They are not afraid of death in light of their deaths having some meaning, and in feeling like their lives are like being dead anyway. In the process of carrying out the mission, they end up being separated which could jeopardize not only the mission but their individual lives without their death being in the name of a cause, that is if they cannot locate each other. In this their time apart, Said and Khaled may have time to think about what they are about to do, their thoughts not only shaped by their different family histories, but Said's budding friendship/romance with a young woman named Suha, the daughter of a wealthy and famed Palestinian, she who has only recently moved back to the West Bank after years living overseas.
Emotional fingerprint
Paradise Now (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 37 % | 22 % | 3 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 35 % | 19 % | 9 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 36 % | 25 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 36 % | 28 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 39 % | 28 % | 14 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 50 % | 39 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 50 % | 49 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 65 % | 57 % | 54 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 78 % | 71 % | 65 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 83 % | 79 % | 66 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 75 % | 74 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 71 % | 71 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 49 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 68 % | 60 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 54 % | 54 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 55 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 79 % | 68 % | 55 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 83 % | 70 % | 57 % | 71 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 87 % | 77 % | 57 % | 75 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Mechanic
Abu Salim
Taxidriver Said
Car Owner (voice)
Said's Sister
Abu-Shabaab
Details
- Directed by
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Written by
- Hany Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer, Pierre Hodgson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Netherlands, Israel, Germany, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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