Divine Intervention
2002 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 6.6 · 78% critics
A series of mostly wordless vignettes captures everyday Palestinian life in and around Nazareth and a nearby checkpoint, mixing dry humor with moments of tension and tenderness. As routines repeat and small conflicts flare, the film drifts between grounded observation and surreal, mythic bursts that reflect frustration, longing, and resilience.
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Details
- Original title
- يد إلهية
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-10-02
- Language
- AR
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (57 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re open to quiet, vignette-style storytelling that blends absurd humor with political frustration and occasional fantasy, like Chronicle of a Disappearance or It Must Be Heaven; Not for you if you need a clear plot and lots of dialogue.
Pros: darkly funny vignettes; poignant checkpoint romance; bold surreal moments | Cons: very slow pacing; fragmented, plot-light structure; heavy-handed political edge
Themes
- palestine
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2002
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2004 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Elia Suleiman
as E.S.
- ND
Nayef Fahoum Daher
as Father
- MK
Manal Khader
as The Woman
- GI
George Ibrahim
as Santa Claus
- JD
Jamel Daher
as Jamal
- AD
Amer Daher
as Auni
- LN
Lutuf Nouasser
as Neighbor with American van
- RM
Riad Masarweh
as Abu Basil
- BL
Bassem Loulou
as Abu Amer
Salwa Nakkara
as Adla
Directed by Elia Suleiman