Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Nazareth, Israel
July 28, 1960

Biography

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.

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Elia Suleiman 1
Elia Suleiman 2

Representative Works

Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
7.2
/ English
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
6.6
/ Arabic
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
6.4
/ French
It Must Be Heaven
It Must Be Heaven
6.5
/ French
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana
5.6
/ Spanish
Bamako
Bamako
7.1
/ French
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
7.3
/ Arabic
Cyber Palestine
Cyber Palestine
7.0
/ English
Chronicle of a Disappearance
Chronicle of a Disappearance
6.6
/ Arabic
A Special Day
A Special Day
5.3
/ English
Critic
Critic
7.9
/ Portuguese
And Then They Burn the Sea
And Then They Burn the Sea
6.0
/ Arabic

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Only Lovers Left Alive
2013Nominee

Best Performance

Only Lovers Left Alive

Divine Intervention
2002Nominee

Best Performance

Divine Intervention

To Each His Own Cinema
2007Nominee

Best Performance

To Each His Own Cinema

Career Highlights

It Must Be Heaven
2019Highlight

Best Performance

It Must Be Heaven

7 Days in Havana
2012Highlight

Best Performance

7 Days in Havana

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