Released:
2002-04-11

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.

Director:
Elia Suleiman

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama, Romance, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Elia Suleiman
  as
  E.S.
• 
  Nayef Fahoum Daher
  as
  Father
• 
  Manal Khader
  as
  The Woman
• 
  George Ibrahim
  as
  Santa Claus
• 
  Jamel Daher
  as
  Jamal