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
00:13:22 What's a full series?
00:16:42 Which year?
00:22:57 So what? It's still shameful
00:27:37 Move back!
00:36:16 (between Ramallah and Jerusalem)
00:44:08 Got it
00:55:51 Come and see this...
00:56:32 Are you crazy? Put it down
00:59:14 I heard they came down this way
00:59:57 -The windows... -They're automatic
01:05:26 Attention everyone...
01:06:01 Nice. Imported
01:06:34 Jerusalem reunited!
01:07:01 Get out
01:07:38 Sing, fucker!
01:16:51 Attention!
01:23:23 I lit a cigarette and waited
01:23:50 Let's see how far he goes
01:24:16 "What's happening?" "Nothing, he wants to clean his car"
03:02:02 in front of the tree?