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Overview
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In the next 36 hours, two childhood friends may do the unthinkable. morePlot:
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
Videotape | Mother Son Relationship | Video Camera | Freedom | Israeli Palestinian Conflict moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
powerful film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lubna Azabal | ... | Suha | |
| Hamza Abu-Aiaash | ... | Checkpoint Soldier | |
| Kais Nashif | ... | Said | |
| Lotuf Neusser | ... | Car Owner | |
| Ali Suliman | ... | Khaled | |
| Mohammad Bustami | ... | Abu-Salim | |
| Ahmad Fares | ... | Tea Boy | |
| Waleed On-Allah | ... | Taxidriver Suha | |
| Asaad Dwikat | ... | Shawarma Shop Owner | |
| Imad Saber | ... | Shawarma Customer | |
| Mohammad Kosa | ... | Photographer | |
| Amer Hlehel | ... | Jamal | |
| Hiam Abbass | ... | Said's Mother | |
| Nour Abd El-Hadi | ... | Said's Sister | |
| Amjad Al-Imlah | ... | Said's Brother |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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90 minLanguage:
ArabicColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Iceland:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Hungary:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Brazil:14 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13MOVIEmeter: 
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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. moreGoofs:
Continuity: 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. moreQuotes:
Suha: One day things will be better.Taxidriver Suha: Sounds like you're not from here.
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I thought this was a very powerful and well-made film. The acting was excellent, as are the script, direction, and cinematography. Perhaps the biggest challenge with a film on such a controversial topic is what position it takes, but as a moderate American Jew, I felt it took as objective a position as possible. It does not push one side or another, but merely tells one story about two men chosen for a suicide bombing mission. I was concerned there might be an attempt to get the viewer to sympathize with the would-be bombers, but did not find that to be the case. Ultimately, the story leads you to sympathize with the families and friends of these men, demonizes those who have led them down this path, and simply humanizes the men themselves. There have been some criticisms of the film for focusing too much on Palestinians and essentially reducing the Israelis in the film to background and setting, but I think this was necessary. This is not a documentary about suicide bombings; it is the story of two of the suicide bombers themselves.