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.
Release Date : Apr 11, 2002
Genres : Drama, Romance, Comedy
Production Company : Soread-2M, Ognon Pictures, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gimages, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Ness Communication & Productions Ltd., ARTE France Cinéma
Production Countries : Palestinian Territory, France, Morocco, Germany
Original Language : עִבְרִית, English, العربية
Casts : Elia Suleiman, Nayef Fahoum Daher, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Jamel Daher, Amer Daher, Lutuf Nouasser, Riad Masarweh, Bassem Loulou, Salwa Nakkara, Naaman Jarjoura
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
