Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention is a 2002 film by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, which may be described as a surreal black comedy. The film consists largely of a series of brief interconnected sketches, but for the most part records a day in the life of a Palestinian living in Nazareth, whose girlfriend lives several checkpoints away in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Plot
In Nazareth, Santa Claus runs away from children as gifts fall from his basket. He's been stabbed and leans against the ruin of a Franciscan chapel atop Mount Fear.
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| author | Elia Suleiman |
|---|---|
| award | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| contentLocation | Israel Jerusalem Nazareth Ramallah |
| director | Elia Suleiman |
| events | Arab citizens of Israel Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli West Bank barrier social exclusion |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | bicker dome of the rock morning rock santa claus stab taxi driver yasser arafat |
| musicBy | Amon Tobin |
| nomination | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| producer | Humbert Balsan |
| publisher | Avatar Films |
| theme | black comedy surreal |