Yadon Ilayeyya
Life in Palestine is not all martyrdom, gunfire and poverty. Elia Sulieman's Divine Intervention provides us with an insight into everyday life in Palestine in an ironic and comic manner. Santa Claus runs up mountains, a man waits for a bus that he knows will never come, lovers meet at the Israeli checkpoint for dates, a female assassin combats and defeats a host of soldiers in a ninja-esque scene (awesome), neighbours throw garbage into each others lawns and so on. These are just some of the snippets of life Sulieman (who stars in the film) presents to us for contemplation and amusement.
An art film, silent in parts, sad and funny, this cinematic depiction of Palestine is unique.
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