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 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.
Stars: Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher, Jamel Daher, Lufuf Nuweiser
Crew: Elia Suleiman (Director), Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux (Visual Effects), Elia Suleiman (Writer), Manfred Büttner (Visual Effects Producer), Véronique Lange (Editor), Marc-André Batigne (Director of Photography)
Country: Palestinian Territory, France, Morocco, Germany
Language: English, العربية, עִבְרִית
Studio: Soread-2M, Ognon Pictures, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gimages, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Ness Communication & Productions Ltd., ARTE France Cinéma
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 11, 2002
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:palestine
