Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It’s one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel – in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one is mythic and fanciful; few words are spoken. A man who goes through his mail methodically each morning has a heart attack. His son visits him in hospital. The son regularly meets a woman at Al-Ram; they sit in a car, hands caressing. Once, she defies Israeli guards at the checkpoint; later, Ninja-like, she takes on soldiers at a target range. A red balloon floats free overhead. Neighbors toss garbage over walls. Life goes on until it doesn’t.
Release Date: 2 October 2002Runtime: 100 min
Stars:
- Amer Daher
- Bassem Loulou
- Elia Suleiman
- Fairos Hakim
- George Ibrahim
- Hamada Shamout
- Jamel Daher
- Khalil Jarjoura
- Lufuf Nuweiser
- Manal Khader
- Naaman Jarjoura
- Rama Nashashibi
- Read Masarweh
- Saiman Natour
- Salwa Nakkara
Director: Elia Suleiman
