Elia Suleiman
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.
14
Films
0
TV Shows
12
Crew Credits
Known For
14 Credits
The Court
as Cow-boy
2006
To Each His Own Cinema
as The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
2007
7 Days in Havana
as E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
2012
It Must Be Heaven
as E.S.
2019
The Time That Remains
as E.S.
2009
Critic
as Self
2008
A Special Day
as Self
2012
Divine Intervention
as E.S.
2002
Chronicle of a Disappearance
as E.S.
1996
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
as Himself
2012
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
as Self
2013
Homage by Assassination
as E.S.
1992
Behind the Camera
12 CreditsTo Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007
7 Days in Havana
Director
2012
It Must Be Heaven
Director, Writer, Producer
2019
The Time That Remains
Director, Writer, Producer
2009
Divine Intervention
Director, Writer
2002
Chronicle of a Disappearance
Director, Writer, Producer
1996
Cyber Palestine
Writer, Director
2000
Homage by Assassination
Director, Producer, Writer
1992
The Gulf War... What Next?
Director, Writer
1993
Introduction to the End of an Argument
Director
1990
The Arab Dream
Director, Writer
1998
War and Peace in Vesoul
Director
1997