Palestinian Cinema

Paradise Now - Hany Abu-Assad

By Ankur Sharma | September 22nd, 2008 | Category: Cinema, Palestinian Cinema | 6 comments

For hot blooded youth, lack of a sense of identity and respect stokes the dormant fire raging within, leading to an explosion that reverberates for years before it dies down. And before it does, it consumes thousand others in internecine conflicts of revenge, hatred and isolation. Places like West Bank (Israel-Palestine), and Kashmir are breeding grounds for such disgruntled youth, who, disillusioned by the bloody conflicts and lured by the promise of heaven and redemption, seek glory and respect in martyrdom. Said and Khaled are two such disgruntled youth …