Elia Suleiman

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Elia Suleiman

Born
28 July 1960 (age 66)
Place of birth
Nazareth, Israel
Credits
15 titles

Biography

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

Only Lovers Left AliveMovie

Only Lovers Left Alive

20137.2

It Must Be HeavenMovie

It Must Be Heaven

20196.5

To Each His Own CinemaMovie

To Each His Own Cinema

20076.4

7 Days in HavanaMovie

7 Days in Havana

20125.6

The Time That RemainsMovie

The Time That Remains

20097.3

Divine InterventionMovie

Divine Intervention

20026.6

BamakoMovie

Bamako

20077.0

Chronicle of a DisappearanceMovie

Chronicle of a Disappearance

19966.6

Introduction to the End of an ArgumentMovie

Introduction to the End of an Argument

19907.5

Homage by AssassinationMovie

Homage by Assassination

199210.0

The Gulf War... What Next?Movie

The Gulf War... What Next?

19939.0

War and Peace in VesoulMovie

War and Peace in Vesoul

199710.0

Cyber PalestineMovie

Cyber Palestine

20007.0

And Then They Burn the SeaMovie

And Then They Burn the Sea

20216.0

The Arab DreamMovie

The Arab Dream

1998

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Filmography