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Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman is known for It Must Be Heaven (2019), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), 7 Days in Havana (2012).

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.

Questions about Elia Suleiman

How many Elia Suleiman films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 11 films with Elia Suleiman, from 1996 to 2019.

What is the best rated Elia Suleiman film?

The best rated Elia Suleiman film in the catalogue is It Must Be Heaven (2019), rated 6.5.

What was the first Elia Suleiman film?

The first Elia Suleiman film in the catalogue is Divine Intervention, from 2002.

Who has Elia Suleiman worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Elia Suleiman shares the most credits with Véronique Lange (5 films), Marc-André Batigne (3 films) and Ali Suliman (2 films).

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Known for

Full filmography

15 films — 11 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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