Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

NR 2002 · 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.

Directed by Elia Suleiman · Written by Elia Suleiman

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Elia Suleiman E.S.
Nayef Fahoum Daher Father
Manal Khader The Woman
George Ibrahim Santa Claus
Jamel Daher Jamal
Amer Daher Auni
Lutuf Nouasser Neighbor with American van
Riad Masarweh Abu Basil
Bassem Loulou Abu Amer
Salwa Nakkara Adla
Naaman Jarjoura Uncle
Rana Nashashibi Um Elias

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