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Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman

Birthday: 1960-07-28 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
It Must Be Heaven

as    E.S.

2013
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
1992
Homage by Assassination

as    E.S.