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.
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Known For
Filmography
Acting Credits (15)
It Must Be Heaven
E.S.
2019
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Self
2013
A Special Day
Self
2012
7 Days in Havana
E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
2012
