Divine Intervention (2002)
Synopsis
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 Suleiman
as E.S.
- Nayef Fahoum Daher as Father
- Manal Khader as The Woman
- George Ibrahim as Santa Claus
- Jamel Daher as Jamal
- Amer Daher as Auni
- Lutuf Nouasser as Neighbor with American van
- Riad Masarweh as Abu Basil
- Bassem Loulou as Abu Amer
-
Salwa Nakkara
as Adla
- Naaman Jarjoura as Uncle
- Rana Nashashibi as Um Elias
- Salman Natour as Friend
- Fares Hakim as Bus-stop Shopkeeper
- Khalil Jarjoura as Number 6 Man
- Hamada Shamout as Basil
-
David Belle
as Marksman 1
- Nazira Suleiman as Mother
Crew
-
Elia Suleiman
Director
- Marc-André Batigne Director of Photography
- Véronique Lange Editor
-
Humbert Balsan
Producer
-
Elia Suleiman
Writer
