Shot on location in the beleaguered Palestinian city of Nablus, filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad's (RANA'S WEDDING) fourth feature is a thoughtful, unsparing look at a controversial subject: suicide bombing. After an Israeli rocket blast kills two young Palestinians, Saïd (Kais Nashif) and his friend, Khaled (Ali Suliman), are called upon to perform an act to which they pledged themselves long ago. Come morning, they'll sneak across the border dividing the West Bank from Israel, enter bustling Tel Aviv and blow themselves up on a crowded city street. In their minds, they'll die celebrated martyrs to an important cause — freeing the West Bank from Israeli occupation...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
90 mins