71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Yadon ilaheyya/Intervention divine / Divine Intervention

Elia Suleiman
France      92 m.
Synopsis
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A love story takes place between a Palestinian man living in Jerusalem and a Palestinian woman from Ramallah. He alternates between his ailing father and his love life, trying to keep them both alive. Because of the political situation, the woman's freedom of movement ends at the Israeli army checkpoint between the two cities. Barred from crossing, the lovers' intimate encounters take place on a deserted lot right next to the checkpoint. They are unable to separate reality from occupation; nor can they preserve their intimacy. The impossibility of escaping from this reality gives rise to a complicity of solemn desire generating violent repercussions.
Director
Elia Suleiman
Screenplay
Elia Suleiman
Photography
Marc-André Batigne
Edition
Véronique Lange
Cast
Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, Nayef Fahoum Daher
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Flach Pyramide International 5, rue du Chevalier St. George 75008 Paris Tel. 33
Running Time
92 m.
Country
France
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