Divine Intervention
Original Title
Yadon ilaheyya- Director: Elia Suleiman
- Writer: Elia Suleiman
- Producer: Humbert Balsan, Rémi Burah, Avi Kleinberger, Joachim Ortmanns, Babette Schröder, Elia Suleiman
CGiii Comment
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 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.
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Cast & Characters
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 (as Salvia Nakkara))
Naaman Jarjoura (as Uncle)
Rama Nashashibi (as Um Elias)
Saiman Natour (as Friend)
Fairos Hakim (as Bus stop shopkeeper)
Khalil Jarjoura (as Number 6 man)
Hamada Shamout (as Basil)
Nazira Suleiman (as Mother)
Azi Adadi (as Soldier 9)
Haim Adri (as Walkie Talkie Voice)
Bsoul Ahmas (as Policeman 3)
Zahl Aleimi (as Barbecue man)
Shmulik Altal (as Soldier 6)
Igal Arobas (as Tax officer 2)
Majd Atiyem (as Kid Santa Claus)
Ahmad Ayadi (as Kid Santa Claus)
Samih Bathish (as Municipal worker)