Elia Suleiman
Actor
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.
Born1960-07-28
Place of BirthNazareth, Israel
Known For
6.6
Divine Intervention
DramaRomance
6.5
It Must Be Heaven
ComedyDrama
5.3
A Special Day
Documentary
6.4
To Each His Own Cinema
ComedyDrama
7.3
The Time That Remains
DramaHistory
7.0
Bamako
Drama
6.6
Chronicle of a Disappearance
Drama
5.6
7 Days in Havana
Drama
8.0
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Documentary
7.9
Critic
Documentary
10.0
Homage by Assassination
Drama
6.4
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Documentary
The Arab Dream
Documentary
10.0
War and Peace in Vesoul
Documentary
9.0
The Gulf War... What Next?
DramaDocumentary