Elia Suleiman
Birthday: 1960-07-28 | Place of Birth: Nazareth, IsraelElia 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2019
It Must Be Heaven
as E.S.
2013
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
as Self
2012
7 Days in Havana
as E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
2011
The Time That Remains
as E.S.
2008
Critic
as Self
2007
Awkward
as Director
2002
Divine Intervention
as E.S.
1998
The Arab Dream
as Himself
1996
Chronicle of a Disappearance
as E.S.
1992
Homage by Assassination
as E.S.
