Divine Intervention
Yadon ilaheyya
2002, Film, 92 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Arabic, Germany, MoviePedia score 66
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.
Directed by Elia Suleiman
Cast
- Elia Suleiman as E.S.
- Manal Khader as Woman
- George Ibrahim as Santa Clause
- Amer Daher as Auni
- Jamel Daher as Jamal
- Lufuf Nuweiser as Neighbor with American van
- Read Masarweh as Abu Basil
- Bassem Loulou as Abu Amer
- Salwa Nakkara as Adia
- Naaman Jarjoura as Uncle
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