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Divine Intervention
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Divine Intervention

2002-10-02 · 92 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · Romance · Comedy

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.

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Directors
Elia Suleiman
Production companies
Ognon Pictures, ARTE France Cinéma, Gimages Films, Soread-2M, Lichtblick Film, Hubert Bals Fund
Countries
France, Morocco, Germany, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory
Status
Released

Top Cast

Elia SuleimanElia 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 NakkaraSalwa NakkaraAdla
Naaman JarjouraUncle
Rana NashashibiUm Elias
Salman NatourFriend
Fares HakimBus-stop Shopkeeper
Khalil JarjouraNumber 6 Man
Hamada ShamoutBasil
David BelleDavid BelleMarksman 1
Nazira SuleimanMother

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