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Apr 25, 2003 · "Divine Intervention" is a mordant and bleak comedy, almost without dialogue, about Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Its characters live their daily lives in ways that are fundamentally defined by the divisions between them, and the scene with the most tension simply involves two drivers, one Israeli, one Palestinian, who lock eyes at a ...
Jan 17, 2003 · Lovers (Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader) from different cities meet at an Israeli checkpoint and observe unfolding events.
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- Elia Suleiman
- Elia Suleiman
- Drama
Jan 17, 2003 · Palestinian director and performer Elia Suleiman delivers a darkly comic masterpiece. Suleiman utilizes irreverence, wit, mysticism and insight to craft an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times. (Avatar Films)
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- Elia Suleiman
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Oct 2, 2002 · Divine Intervention: Directed by Elia Suleiman. With Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher. Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Elia Suleiman
- 2002-10-02
“Divine Intervention” is an entertaining, good-looking confection that pushes all the right buttons for sympathizers of the Palestinian cause without actually getting its hands dirty.
Time Out says. An engagingly offbeat if hit-and-miss Palestinian response to how Israeli checkpoints impose damaging barriers on the lives of ordinary individuals, this starts impressively with a...
Suleiman's Divine Intervention uses gags, imagination, and playfulness to defuse the toxins of anger, resentment, and hate that have taken over in Nazareth under the Israeli occupation. Screened at the 40th New York Film Festival, October 2001
