Divine Intervention

6.5

92m

2002

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.

Starring

Elia Suleiman, Nayef Fahoum Daher, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Jamel Daher, Amer Daher, Lutuf Nouasser, Riad Masarweh, Bassem Loulou, Salwa Nakkara

Directed By

Elia Suleiman