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Elia Suleiman
Born
28 July 1960
Place
Nazareth, Israel
Directing

Elia Suleiman

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.

As director

It Must Be Heaven

It Must Be Heaven

2019 · Director
7 Days in Havana

7 Days in Havana

2012 · Director
The Time That Remains

The Time That Remains

2009 · Director
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · Director
Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

2002 · Director
Cyber Palestine

Cyber Palestine

2000 · Director
The Arab Dream

The Arab Dream

1998 · Director
War and Peace in Vesoul

War and Peace in Vesoul

1997 · Director
Chronicle of a Disappearance

Chronicle of a Disappearance

1996 · Director
The Gulf War... What Next?

The Gulf War... What Next?

1993 · Director
Homage by Assassination

Homage by Assassination

1992 · Director
Introduction to the End of an Argument

Introduction to the End of an Argument

1990 · Director

As actor

It Must Be Heaven

It Must Be Heaven

2019 · E.S.
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

2013 · Self
7 Days in Havana

7 Days in Havana

2012 · E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
A Special Day

A Special Day

2012 · Self
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

2012 · Himself
The Time That Remains

The Time That Remains

2009 · E.S.
Critic

Critic

2008 · Self
Bamako

Bamako

2007 · Cow-boy
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

2002 · E.S.
The Arab Dream

The Arab Dream

1998 · Himself
War and Peace in Vesoul

War and Peace in Vesoul

1997
Chronicle of a Disappearance

Chronicle of a Disappearance

1996 · E.S.
The Gulf War... What Next?

The Gulf War... What Next?

1993
Homage by Assassination

Homage by Assassination

1992 · E.S.