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Elia Suleiman
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Elia Suleiman

Palestinian film director
July 28, 1960 (64 years old)
Fr. 2019. Comedy by Elia Suleiman with Elia Suleiman, Ali Suliman, Gael Garcia Bernal. A Palestinian filmmaker compares the virtues of Paris and New York, where he tries to sell his new film project to producers.
Runtime: 97 min.

7 Days in Havana

V.O.: 7 Dias en La Habana
Fr. 2012. Sketches by Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet with Elia Suleiman, Josh Hutcherson, Emir Kusturica. Seven scenes by seven international directors illustrating the cultural and social mosaic of Cuba.
Runtime: 129 min.
Fr. 2009. Dramatic comedy by Elia Suleiman with Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Samar Qudha Tanus. The Palestinian filmmaker tells the story of his family members, from the creation of the State of Israel to the construction of the separation barrier.
Runtime: 105 min.

Divine Intervention

V.O.: Yadon Ilaheyya
Pal. 2002. Satire by Elia Suleiman with Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, Nayef Fahoum Daher. A Palestinian from Jerusalem can only see his lover, who lives in Ramallah, in the parking lot of an Israeli checkpoint.
Runtime: 92 min.
Isr. 1997. by Amos Gitaï, Elia Suleiman.

Chronicle of a Disappearance

V.O.: Segell Ikhtifa
Pal. 1996. Essay film by Elia Suleiman with Ula Tabari, Nazira Suleiman.

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