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Elia Suleiman

Jul 28, 1960 (64 years old) in Nazareth, 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.

Known For

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To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
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7 Days in Havana
E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
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It Must Be Heaven
E.S.
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Critic
Self
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The Time That Remains
E.S.
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Bamako
Cow-boy
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A Special Day
Self
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Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Self
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Divine Intervention
E.S.
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Chronicle of a Disappearance
E.S.

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