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Divine Intervention (2002)

Divine Intervention (2002)

Drama Comedy Romance
Release Date: 2002, April 11
Directors: Elia Suleiman
Countries: Germany, France, Morocco, Palestinian Territory
Production: Soread-2M, Ognon Pictures, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gimages, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Ness Communication & Productions Ltd., ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: David Belle, Manal Khader, Lutuf Nouasser, Salwa Nakkara, Jamel Daher, Nayef Fahoum Daher, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher, Riad Masarweh, Bassem Loulou, Naaman Jarjoura, Rana Nashashibi

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.

Keywords:

palestine