Ticket to Paradise?

ChristianityToday.com ^ | 08 November, 2005 | Stefan Ulstein

[Salem]

Ticket to Paradise?

Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's new film—fictional, but true to life—follows the journey of two young suicide bombers. What motivates them? Abu-Assad says it may be more than meets the eye. interview by Stefan Ulstein | posted 11/08/05

Paradise Now, opening in limited release on November 11, is the fictional but true-to-life story of two young Palestinians who ask to be sent together on a suicide-bombing mission in Israel. Saïd and Khaled have been friends forever, and to them, it seems only natural that they would arrange to die together. Languishing in dead-end jobs, they are trapped in limbo, where the future promises only more of the same soul-killing monotony and humiliation.

Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad, 43, says the film's title is meant to be ironic. Whether the friends truly believe that they will reach paradise is questionable. Their motives are obscure, even to themselves.

Abu-Assad, who has lived in Amsterdam for about 20 years, is a powerful presence, passionate about his subject. He fills the room with his energy and intelligence. In this interview with Christianity Today Movies, he revealed a warm, self-deprecating sense of humor and a disarming generosity of spirit. He holds strong opinions, but he favors discourse and dialogue over pontification and propaganda.

[Salem]

Posting as an "FYI." Even with Christianity Today's liberal bent, I was still surprised to see this included in their online content. From what the film-maker has said in the interview, I'm certain the film is evenhanded and well-balanced in its presentation, like also mentioning the Jewish population that has always lived in the land, as well as the thousands which were ejected from the surrounding Arab states at the creation of the modern state of Israel.

His hatred of the Jewish state is barely veiled ... just barely. Certainly fodder for all the goofy liberal minds in "christendom" who will be reading it with no background/understanding in Jewish/Israeli history to counter his assertions.

[Salem]

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Talk about a dead end job. Being a suicide bomber and now they're glamorizing it. No way.

[John O]

Abu-Assad, who has lived in Amsterdam for about 20 years

Why would anyone ever trust a moslem who was too cowardly to live in the mideast. For that matter why would anyone ever trust a moslem. their religion commands them to lie!

Islam is the enemy