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Cast
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Elia Suleiman | As: E.S. |
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Nayef Fahoum Daher | As: Father |
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Manal Khader | As: The Woman |
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George Ibrahim | As: Santa Claus |
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Jamel Daher | As: Jamal |
Storyline
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.
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| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Elia Suleiman |
E.S. |
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Nayef Fahoum Daher |
Father |
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Manal Khader |
The Woman |
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George Ibrahim |
Santa Claus |
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Jamel Daher |
Jamal |
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Amer Daher |
Auni |
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Lutuf Nouasser |
Neighbor with American van |
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Riad Masarweh |
Abu Basil |
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Bassem Loulou |
Abu Amer |
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Salwa Nakkara |
Adla |
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Naaman Jarjoura |
Uncle |
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Rana Nashashibi |
Um Elias |
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Salman Natour |
Friend |
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Fares Hakim |
Bus-stop Shopkeeper |
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Khalil Jarjoura |
Number 6 Man |
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Hamada Shamout |
Basil |
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David Belle |
Marksman 1 |
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Nazira Suleiman |
Mother |
Directed By
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Elia Suleiman |
Director |
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Shabtai Yitzhak |
First Assistant Director |
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Omri Givon |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Elia Suleiman |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Humbert Balsan |
Producer |
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Elia Suleiman |
Co-Producer |
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Avi Kleinberger |
Line Producer |
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Joachim Ortmanns |
Co-Producer |
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Babette Schröder |
Associate Producer |
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Najwa Mubarki |
Casting Coordinator |
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Galit Rosenstein |
Additional Casting |
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Keren Ron |
Production Manager |
Edited By
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Véronique Lange |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Eve-Marie Arnault |
Costume Design |
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Orly Ronen |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Mohammad Atallah |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
Sound
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Laurent Lafran |
Sound Recordist |
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Franck Lamoureux |
Boom Operator |
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Alon Shapira |
Boom Operator |
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Eric Tisserand |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Williams Schmit |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Hervé Guyader |
Sound Editor |
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Nicolas Lefebvre |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Selim Azzazi |
Sound Effects Designer |
Visual Effects
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Manfred Büttner |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux |
Visual Effects |
Camera
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Marc-André Batigne |
Director of Photography |
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Benjamin Sherwin |
Steadicam Operator |
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Ehab Assal |
Focus Puller |
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Yehuda Sar-Israel |
Clapper Loader |
Lighting
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Ferenc Radnai |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Miguel Markin |
Production Design |
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Samir Srouji |
Art Direction |
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Samir Srouji |
Set Decoration |
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Erez Goldfarb |
Set Dresser |
Other Crew
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Ihab Salti |
Video Assist Operator |
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