Overview
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 the 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.
Top Cast
Elia Suleiman
E.S.
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Nayef Fahoum Daher
Father
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Manal Khader
The Woman
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George Ibrahim
Santa Claus
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Jamel Daher
Jamal
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Amer Daher
Auni
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Lutuf Nouasser
Neighbor with American van
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Riad Masarweh
Abu Basil
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Movie Info
Release Date
April 11, 2002
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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