Divine Intervention
Synopsis
In Nazareth, under the guise of banal normalcy, the town embraces folly. Under pressure from his failing business, a man takes matters into his own hands and tries to break a chain reaction of petty feuds. He breaks down himself. This man is ES's father. A love story develops between a Palestinian man living in Jerusalem and a Palestinian woman from Ramallah. The man - ES - shifts between his ailing father and his love life, trying to keep both alive. Because of the political situation, the woman's freedom of movement ends at the Israeli army checkpoint between the two cities. Barred from crossing, the lovers' intimate encounters take place on a deserted lot right beside the checkpoint. Unable to escape the reality of the occupation, their mutual desire will have violent repercussions. Against all expectations, their wounded hearts retaliate by entering a fantasy world that gives expression to remarkable acts of courage.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (6)
- Executive Producer : Ognon Pictures
- Co-productions : Arte France Cinéma, Gimages
- Foreign production company : Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
- News agency (France) : Hopscotch Cinéma (ex-Le Public System Cinéma)
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Humbert Balsan
- Screenwriter : Elia Suleiman
- Director of Photography : Marc-André Batigne
- Editor : Véronique Lange
- Foreign Producer : Joachim Ortmanns
- Press Attachés (film) : Bruno Barde, Sophie Bataille
- Sound Editor : Sélim Azzazi
- Production Designers : Miguel Markin, Denis Renault
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Arabic, Hebrew
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : 100% French
