Divine Intervention
2002 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 4,097 VOTES · DIR. Elia Suleiman
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 191 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:32 DIVINE INTERVENTION
00:04:00 Fuck your mother's sister
00:09:02 Wait! Let's talk!
00:12:08 Hello
00:13:18 I won 666 Shekels and got out
00:16:38 -What type? -I don't know, but it's brand new
00:22:53 ...is the garbage you throw in our garden
00:27:30 Hit the motherfucker!
00:33:57 What?
00:44:02 -Yes -Stay where you are
00:53:14 I Am Crazy Because I Love You
00:56:25 Check this out...
00:58:59 No Arabic coffee this time
00:59:46 It's a good car
01:05:07 Stop! Come here!
01:05:52 Go away!
01:06:23 Mohammed Abed Rabbo
01:06:46 There's no food in Ramallah, Mohammed?
01:07:16 You! Out of there!
01:15:33 Load... arms!
01:23:02 What do you expect? This neighbourhood is the sister of a pimp
01:23:34 I thought, "He must be sipping an arak"
01:24:03 I got out
01:24:24 He grabbed the guy and said, "Want to clean your car, brother of a whore?"