Divine Intervention

Original title: يد إلهية‎

• 2002
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• 1h 32m
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• NR

• Drama
• Romance
• Comedy

★ 6.6 TMDB Rating · 57 votes

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.

Director

Elia Suleiman

Release date

Oct 2, 2002

Original language

Arabic

Origin

Palestine