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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.
Movie rating: 6.6 / 10 (3924)
Directed by: Elia Suleiman
Writer credits: Elia Suleiman
Cast: Elia Suleiman - Manal Khader - George Ibrahim - Amer Daher - Jamel Daher
AKA: Yadon ilaheyya, Chronicle of Love and Pain, D.I.
