Elia Suleiman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-07-28 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Nazareth, Israel

Also Known As 엘리아 술레이만, إيليا سليمان, אליה סולימאן, エリア・スレイマン, Elya Süleyman, 伊利亞·蘇萊曼, ایلیا سلیمان

Elia Suleiman

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.

Known For

Director

2019
It Must Be Heaven

as Director

2012
7 Days in Havana

as Director

2009
2007
2002
2000
Cyber Palestine

as Director

1998
The Arab Dream

as Director

1997
1992

Actor

2019
2012
2012
7 Days in Havana

as E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")

2008
Crítico

as Self

2007
To Each His Own Cinema

as The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")

2006
Bamako

as Cow-boy

1998
The Arab Dream

as Himself

Writer

2019
2009
2002
2000
Cyber Palestine

as Writer

1998
The Arab Dream

as Writer

Producer

2019
It Must Be Heaven

as Producer

2009
2002
Divine Intervention

as Co-Producer

1992

Crew

1998
The Arab Dream

as Cinematography