Divine Intervention (2002)
Drama
Romance
Comedy
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
E.S.
Father
Uncle
Um Elias
Friend
Bus-stop Shopkeeper
Number 6 Man
Basil
Marksman 1
Mother
The Woman
Santa Claus
Jamal
Auni
Neighbor with American van
Abu Basil
Abu Amer
Adla
Crew
Director
Visual Effects
Writer
Visual Effects Producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Casting
Production Design
Production Design
Art Direction
Art Direction
Costume Design
Producer
Co-Producer
Line Producer
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Co-Producer
Art Direction