Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
July 28, 1960 (age 65)
Place of Birth
Nazareth, Israel
Also Known As
엘리아 술레이만
إيليا سليمان
אליה סולימאן
エリア・スレイマン
Elya Süleyman
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
Film
The Court
Cow-boy
2006
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
2007
Film
It Must Be Heaven
E.S.
2019
Film
A Special Day
Self
2012
Film
Critic
Self
2008
Film
The Time That Remains
E.S.
2009
Film
7 Days in Havana
E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
2012
Film
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
2012
Film
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Self
2013
Film
The Gulf War... What Next?
1993
Film
Divine Intervention
E.S.
2002
Film
Chronicle of a Disappearance
E.S.
1996
Film
Homage by Assassination
E.S.
1992
Film
The Arab Dream
Himself
1998
Filmography
2019FilmIt Must Be Heavenas E.S.2013FilmNelson Mandela: The Myth and Meas Self2012FilmA Special Dayas Self2012Film7 Days in Havanaas E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")2012FilmKusturica - Balkan's Bad Boyas Himself2009FilmThe Time That Remainsas E.S.2008FilmCriticas Self2007FilmTo Each His Own Cinemaas The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")2006FilmThe Courtas Cow-boy2002FilmDivine Interventionas E.S.1998FilmThe Arab Dreamas Himself1996FilmChronicle of a Disappearanceas E.S.1993FilmThe Gulf War... What Next?1992FilmHomage by Assassinationas E.S.