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Friends since childhood, young Palestinians Khaled and Said are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. After a last night with their families without being allowed to say goodbye, they are taken to the border with bombs strapped to their bodies. However, the operation doesn't go as planned and they lose track of each other. Separated, they have to face their destiny and their own convictions...

Shot in Nablus, the movie provides a valuable insight into the ordinary lives of people in desperate circumstances. "Every day in the newspapers, we hear of suicide attacks. It is such an extreme act that I began to think, like everyone, how could someone do that - what could drive them to it? It made me realise we never hear their story, their side" - Harry Abu-Assad

Director:

Hany Abu-Assad [1],

Starring:

Hiam Abbass [3], Lubna Azabal [2], Ali Suliman [1], Kais Nashef [1], Amer Hlehel [1], Asaad Dwikat [1], Mohammad Bustami [1], Mohammad Kosa [1], Waleed On-Allah [1], Imad Saber [1], Ahmad Fares [1], Nour Abd El-Hadi [1],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 1.78:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

Arabic 5.1 Dolby Digital

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