Elia Suleiman

Biography

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.

Known for

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It Must Be Heaven

2019 ⭐ 6.5

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The Time That Remains

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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To Each His Own Cinema

2007 ⭐ 6.5

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Divine Intervention

2002 ⭐ 6.6

Career timeline

2019

It Must Be Heaven

2019

⭐ 6.5

2012

7 Days in Havana

2012

⭐ 5.6

2009

The Time That Remains Notable

2009

⭐ 7.2

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

⭐ 6.5

2002

Divine Intervention

2002

⭐ 6.6

2000

Cyber Palestine Notable

2000

⭐ 7.0

1998

The Arab Dream

1998

1997

War and Peace in Vesoul Notable

1997

⭐ 10.0

1996

Chronicle of a Disappearance

1996

⭐ 6.6

1993

The Gulf War... What Next? Notable

1993

⭐ 9.0

1992

Homage by Assassination Notable

1992

⭐ 10.0

1990

Introduction to the End of an Argument Notable

1990

⭐ 7.8

Frequently appears with

Ali Suliman

Mad Man

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Stephen McHattie

Tarot Reader

Kwasi Songui

New York Taxi Driver

Saleh Bakri

Fuad

Full filmography

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It Must Be Heaven

2019 ⭐ 6.5

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7 Days in Havana

2012 ⭐ 5.6

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The Time That Remains

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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To Each His Own Cinema

2007 ⭐ 6.5

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Divine Intervention

2002 ⭐ 6.6

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Cyber Palestine

2000 ⭐ 7.0

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The Arab Dream

1998

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War and Peace in Vesoul

1997 ⭐ 10.0

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Chronicle of a Disappearance

1996 ⭐ 6.6

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The Gulf War... What Next?

1993 ⭐ 9.0

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Homage by Assassination

1992 ⭐ 10.0

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Introduction to the End of an Argument

1990 ⭐ 7.8