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Paradise Lost
Paradise Now is thoughtful and elegant Paradise Now, the new film by Palestinian Hany Abu-Assad, operates in a world where everyday life unfolds in the shadow of tragic conflict. Busy streets become war zones; abandoned buildings become trenches. Resistance is second nature, ingrained in the fabric of what’s considered normal. To call the film “a bold new call for peace,”-as the movie’s tagline offers-sells this compelling story short. Paradise Now, which played for a packed and receptive crowd at the Hop January 18th, follows Said (Kais Nashef) and Khaled (Ali Suliman) as they live out what could be the last 48