Directing
Elia Suleiman
Born 28 July 1960 in Nazareth, Israel
44 credits
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), 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". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Known for
Directing 12
- 2019It Must Be HeavenFilmDirector
- 20127 Days in HavanaFilmDirector
- 2009The Time That RemainsFilmDirector
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaFilmDirector
- 2002Divine InterventionFilmDirector
- 2000Cyber PalestineFilmDirector
- 1998The Arab DreamFilmDirector
- 1997War and Peace in VesoulFilmDirector
- 1996Chronicle of a DisappearanceFilmDirector
- 1993The Gulf War... What Next?FilmDirector
- 1992Homage by AssassinationFilmDirector
- 1990Introduction to the End of an ArgumentFilmDirector
Acting 15
- 2019It Must Be HeavenFilmE.S.
- 2013Nelson Mandela: The Myth and MeFilmSelf
- 20127 Days in HavanaFilmE.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
- 2012A Special DayFilmSelf
- 2012Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyFilmHimself
- 2009The Time That RemainsFilmE.S.
- 2008CriticFilmSelf
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaFilmThe filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
- 2007BamakoFilmCow-boy
- 2002Divine InterventionFilmE.S.
- 1998The Arab DreamFilmHimself
- 1997War and Peace in VesoulFilm
- 1996Chronicle of a DisappearanceFilmE.S.
- 1993The Gulf War... What Next?Film
- 1992Homage by AssassinationFilmE.S.
Writing 8
Production 5
Crew 3
Editing 1
Filmography from TMDB.