Divine Intervention
Cast
Credits
Written by: 
Elia Suleiman
Plot
A comic love story, told in a series of absurdist vignettes, between a Palestinian man from Jerusalem and a woman in Ramallah, who meet at a checkpoint, as the daily humiliations of the occupation are shown. Elia Suleiman, who also plays the lead, directs with a deadpan, almost silent style. The 2002 film won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Elia Suleiman's deadpan comedy strings absurd vignettes of life under occupation around a love story that happens at a checkpoint. Silent, sly and visually inventive, it is a funny, bitter and poetic debut.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (4,246 votes)
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