Yadon ilaheyya (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Elia Suleiman

Writer:

Elia Suleiman (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War | Comedy

Plot:

Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.

Plot Keywords:

Checkpoint | Jerusalem | Balloon | Mail | Hospital

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Elia Suleiman	...	E.S.
Manal Khader	...	Woman
George Ibrahim	...	Santa Clause
Amer Daher	...	Auni
Jamel Daher	...	Jamal
Lufuf Nuweiser	...	Neighbor with American van
Read Masarweh	...	Abu Basil
Bassem Loulou	...	Abu Amer
Salvia Nakkara	...	Adia
Naaman Jarjoura	...	Uncle
Rama Nashashibi	...	Um Elias
Saiman Natour	...	Friend
Fairos Hakim	...	Bus stop shopkeeper
Khalil Jarjoura	...	Number 6 man
Hamada Shamout	...	Basil

Also Known As:

Chronicle of Love and Pain
D.I.
Divine Intervention
Göttliche Intervention - Eine Chronik von Liebe und Schmerz (Germany)
Intervention divine (France)

Runtime:

92 min | France:100 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

France | Morocco | Germany | Palestine

Language:

Arabic | Hebrew | English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

East Jerusalem, Palestine

Company:

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Trivia:

The music used in the opening credit sequence is from an Arabic song by Mohammed Abdulwahab from the 1950s called "Me, suffering, and your love" which are what the majority of the film is about.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: At the border, when several cars are told to turn around, the camera is reflected in the side of the cars for several seconds.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Definitive Beat

If Jaques Tati and Luis Bunuel had a child, this is the film he'd make

Brilliant politics mixed mixed with very black, subtle comedy make up this very slightly surreal and funny movie about life and love in Israel.

However, I wouldn't recommend this film for everybody, don't watch it if you're looking for an easy movie, it takes a lot of mental energy to really understand this movie, however if you're in the movie for an intellectual treat, its quite fun.

This movie has the subtle humor and lack of dialogue of a tati movie with the politics and vignette fashion of a Bunuel.

Overall, it's good, yet many of the political references are extremely obscure and the metaphors aren't always clear.