Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 28, 1960 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Nazareth, Israel

Also Known As

엘리아 술레이만
إيليا سليمان
אליה סולימאן
エリア・スレイマン
Elya Süleyman

IMDb Profile

Elia Suleiman

Biography

Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.