Divine Intervention

يد إلهية‎

2002·92'

Elia Suleiman

DramaRomanceComedy

★ 6.6

Letterboxd TMDB #27744

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 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