Divine Intervention
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Overview
Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It's one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel - in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one is mythic and fanciful; few words are spoken. A man who goes through his mail methodically each morning has a heart attack. His son visits him in the hospital. The son regularly meets a woman at Al-Ram; they sit in a car, hands caressing. Once, she defies Israeli guards at the checkpoint; later, ninja-like, she takes on soldiers at a target range. A red balloon floats free overhead. Neighbors toss garbage over walls. Life goes on until it doesn't.
Cast
Elia SuleimanE.S.Nayef Fahoum DaherFather
Manal KhaderThe Woman
George IbrahimSanta Claus
Jamel DaherJamal
Amer DaherAuni
Lutuf NouasserNeighbor with American van
Riad MasarwehAbu Basil
Bassem LoulouAbu Amer
Salwa NakkaraAdlaNaaman JarjouraUncle
Rana NashashibiUm Elias
Crew
DirectorElia Suleiman
Details
Original Titleيد إلهية
Release DateOctober 2, 2002
LanguagesArabic, English, Hebrew
StudiosOgnon Pictures, ARTE France Cinéma, Gimages Films, Soread-2M, Lichtblick Film, Hubert Bals Fund
