Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 2, 2002
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance, Comedy
• Director
• Elia Suleiman

Divine Intervention — Cast

Elia Suleiman E.S.

N

Nayef Fahoum Daher Father

M

Manal Khader The Woman

G

George Ibrahim Santa Claus

J

Jamel Daher Jamal

A

Amer Daher Auni

L

Lutuf Nouasser Neighbor with American van

R

Riad Masarweh Abu Basil