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Elia Suleiman
Born 1960-07-28Nazareth, Israel
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Screen work
Movies & roles
It Must Be HeavenE.S.Nelson Mandela: The Myth and MeSelfA Special DaySelf7 Days in HavanaE.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimselfThe Time That RemainsE.S.CriticSelfTo Each His Own CinemaThe filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")BamakoCow-boyDivine InterventionE.S.The Arab DreamHimselfWar and Peace in VesoulRoleChronicle of a DisappearanceE.S.The Gulf War... What Next?RoleHomage by AssassinationE.S.