PARADISE NOW (2005)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Saïd

      Kais Nashef

    • Khaled

      Ali Suliman

    • Suha

      Lubna Azabal

    • Jamal

      Amer Hlehel

    • Saïd's mother

      Hiam Abbass

    • Abu-Karem

      Ashraf Barhoum

    • checkpoint soldier

      Hamza Abu-Aiaash

    • car owner

      Lotuf Neusser

    • Abu-Salim

      Mohammad Bustami

    • tea boy

      Ahmad Fares

    • Suha's taxi driver

      Waleed On-Allah

    • Shawarma shop owner

      Asaad Dwikat

    • Shawarma customer

      Imad Saber

    • photographer

      Mohammad Kosa

    • Saïd's sister

      Nour Abd el-Hadi

    • Saïd's brother

      Amjad al-Imlah

    • Khaled's sister

      Dina Titi

    • Khaled's father

      Yosef Abo Dheir

    • Khaled's attendant

      S'Adi el-Masri

    • Khaled's mother

      Hana Sha'alan

    • video camera man

      Nabeel Shaheen

    • barber

      Ayman Swedan

    • explosive maker

      Jamal Shaheen

    • explosive attacher

      Hafez Mu'een

    • guard 1

      Jamil Sawalmeh

    • guard 2

      Deya Deen Hamaideh

    • guard 3

      Thabet Abu-Za'Rour

    • fighter 1

      Bassam al-Nubani

    • fighter 2

      Mohammad Kaskas

    • fighter 3

      Nabeeh Jum'a

    • fighter 4

      Mohammad Arabbas

    • fighter 5

      Saed Mayaleh

    • Saïd's taxi driver

      Derar Suliman

    • van driver

      Mohammad Jibreel

    • Jamal's assistant

      Wagde Ode

    • Shawarma customer

      Tha'Er Abu-Za'Rour

    • Abu-Shabaab

      Olivier Meidinger

    • stand-in, Khaled's mother

      Salwa Ibrahim

    • mechanic

      Abd Elrahman Thaher

    • voice of car owner

      Daher, Jamal

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Hany Abu-Assad

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Sabina Franke

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Eva-Maria Schönecker

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Enas Muthaffar

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Abdulla Khalifeh

    • Continuity

      Lara Zoabi

    Production:

    • ©/Production Company

      Augustus Film

    • ©/With

      Lama Films

    • ©/With

      Razor Film

    • ©/With

      Lumen Film

    • ©/With

      Arte France Cinéma

    • With

      Hazazah Film

    • Funded by

      Stichting Nederlands Fonds voor de Film

    • Funded by

      Filmstiftung NRW

    • Funded by

      Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe

    • Funded by

      MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

    • Funded by

      i2i

    • Funded by

      Arte France Cinéma

    • International Sales

      Celluloïd Dreams

    • Producer

      Bero Beyer

    • Producer

      Hengameh Panahi

    • Producer

      Amir Harel

    • Producer

      Gerhard Meixner

    • Producer

      Roman Paul

    • Line Producer

      Peter Herrmann

    • Assistant Line Producer

      Taher Z. Kosa

    • Associate Producer

      Hamoudi Buqai

    • Production Manager

      Baher Agbariya

    • Accountancy

      Ursula Gaida

    • Accountancy

      Moshe Rotstein

    • Accountancy

      Jolanda Beyer

    • Location Manager

      Hassan Titi

    • Location Manager

      Wagde Ode

    • Location Manager

      Guy Sidis

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Peter Herrmann

    • Post-production Co-ordinator

      Michael Reuter

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Lara Zoabi

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Hany Abu-Assad

    • Written by

      Bero Beyer

    • Script Consultant

      Naser Alewa

    • Script Consultant

      Rogier Proper

    • Script Consultant

      Hugo Heinen

    • Script Consultant

      Pierre Hodgson

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Antoine Héberlé

    • Steadicam

      Haim Asias

    • Gaffer

      Axel Berger

    • Gaffer

      Georg Nonnenmacher

    • Key Grip

      François Perrault-Alix

    • Key Grip

      Jürgen Steil

    Stills:

    • Stills .

      Seamus Murphy

    • Stills .

      Laurie Sparham

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Sander Vos

    • Editing Consultant

      Tina Baz

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Olivier Meidinger

    • Art Director

      Abu-rabi'a, Bashir

    • Props

      Kay Schilling

    • Construction Manager

      Sameer Hawa

    Costumes:

    • Assistant Costume Designer

      Almut Stier

    • Costumes

      Walid Maw'ed

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Friderike Weber

    Titles:

    • Titles/Graphics

      Paul Postma

    • Titles/Graphics

      Yani

    • Arabic Titles

      Mahmoud Al Massad

    Film processing:

    • Camera/Lenses by

      Camcar Köln

    • Camera/Lenses by

      Holland Equipment

    • Laboratory

      CinePostproduktion Geyer

    Music:

    • [Music]

      Tina Sumedi

    Sound:

    • Sound Design

      Noemi Hampel

    • Sound Recording

      Haussig, Uve

    • Sound Assistant [Boom Operator]

      Jens Meyer

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Lempert, Matthias

    • Sound Mix

      SoundVision Köln

    • Dialogue Editor

      Adrian Baumeister

    • ADR (Additional)

      Noam Pinhas

    • Foley Artist

      Carsten Richter

    • Foley Mixer

      Sujata, Markus

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Dimitri Osmolovsky

    Consultant:

    • EPK Interviews

      Tom Bainton

    • Making-of

      Rukaya Sabbah

    • Making-of

      Rajaie Khatib

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Chris Paton

    • Unit Publicist

      Ginger Corbett