Elia Suleiman
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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 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.
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| Release Date | 2002-04-11 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Directors | Elia Suleiman, Marc-André Batigne |
| Producers | Manfred Büttner, Humbert Balsan, Rémi Burah, Avi Kleinberger, Joachim Ortmanns, Babette Schröder, Elia Suleiman |
| Writer | Elia Suleiman |
