Divine Intervention

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.

Country:

Palestinian Territory,

France,

Morocco,

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

Romance,

Comedy

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Elia Suleiman

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Company:

Soread-2M,

Ognon Pictures,

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen,

Gimages,

Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I),

Ness Communication & Productions Ltd.,

ARTE France Cinéma

Cast:

E.S.

Father

The Woman

Santa Claus

Jamal

Crew:

Director

Visual Effects

Writer

Visual Effects Producer

Editor