Divine Intervention (2002)

Divine Intervention (2002)

2002-04-11 Palestinian Territory, France, Morocco, Germany 92 Min. PG-13
6.5 47 votes

Overview

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 the 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.

Cast

Manal Khader is The Woman
The Woman
George Ibrahim is Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Lutuf Nouasser is Neighbor with American van
Neighbor with American van
Read Masarweh is Abu Basil
Abu Basil
Bassem Loulou is Abu Amer
Rama Nashashibi is Um Elias