Documentary backdrop image for Paradise Lost (2003)

Documentary backdrop image for Paradise Lost (2003)

200354 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Paradise Lost

200354 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A young director investigates her Palestinian village's history of massacre and deportation, facing unexpected challenges along the way.

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Ibtisam Mara'ana

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A young director investigates her Palestinian village's history of massacre and deportation, facing unexpected challenges along the way.

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Ibtisam Mara'anadirector

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In the Palestinian village of Paradise, located within Israel, the director investigates her community's hidden past marked by a massacre and deportation. She is warned by her mother not to emulate Sou’ad, a woman imprisoned in the 1970s for PLO activism. As the director's research deepens, she faces unexpected challenges. The film presents a personal diary that seeks to reclaim lost history and redefine womanhood in a traditional setting.

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