Elia Suleiman [SEP] occupation
Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman (, ; born July 28, 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film "Divine Intervention" (), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress
, and how their day-to-day lives are. The main character is played by the director of the film, Elia Suleiman. He does not speak throughout the film, which gives out the idea of how life under the Israeli occupation is draining him in a way. Divine Intervention is shot in a comedic way that is also very powerful and effective. The shots in the film are powerful and are left without any dialogue to allow the viewer to analyze the scenes themselves. However, the film has some comedic