Elia Suleiman

Birthday: 1960-07-28
Birthplace: Nazareth, Israel
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2019-12-04 It Must Be Heaven E.S.
2012-04-05 7 Days in Havana E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
2009-08-12 The Time That Remains E.S.
2007-10-31 To Each His Own Cinema The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
2006-06-21 Bamako Cow-boy
2002-04-11 Divine Intervention E.S.
1996-09-01 Chronicle of a Disappearance E.S.
1993-01-02 The Gulf War... What Next?
1992-01-01 Homage by Assassination E.S.