Divine Intervention

Overview

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.

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

B

Bassem Loulou

Abu Amer

Salwa Nakkara

Adla

N

Naaman Jarjoura

Uncle

R

Rana Nashashibi

Um Elias

S

Salman Natour

Friend

F

Fares Hakim

Bus-stop Shopkeeper

K

Khalil Jarjoura

Number 6 Man

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