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Director
Director
Cast
E.S.
Father
The Woman
Santa Claus
Jamal
Auni
Neighbor with American van
Abu Basil
Abu Amer
Adla
Uncle
Synopsis
Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It’s one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel – in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one is mythic and fanciful; few words are spoken. A man who goes through his mail methodically each morning has a heart attack. His son visits him in the hospital. The son regularly meets a woman at Al-Ram; they sit in a car, hands caressing. Once, she defies Israeli guards at the checkpoint; later, ninja-like, she takes on soldiers at a target range. A red balloon floats free overhead. Neighbors toss garbage over walls. Life goes on until it doesn’t.
Original title
يد إلهية
IMDb Rating
6.6 3981 votes
TMDb Rating
6.5 46 votes