Paradise Now (2005) -

: During the crossing into Israel, an Israeli patrol separates the two friends. Said vanishes into Israel with his belt still attached, while Khaled returns to Nablus, frantic to find his friend before the organizers deem him a traitor.

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The story is structured around the psychological transition from ordinary life to the role of a "martyr": : During the crossing into Israel, an Israeli