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Biography
Elia Suleiman is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention, 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".
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Awards & recognition
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award · 2022
- Lumière Award — Best International Co-Production · 2020
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2002
- Prince Claus Award
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2002 · nominated
