FILM DIRECTOR

Elia Suleiman

1960 - Today

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Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elia Suleiman is the 988th most popular film director (down from 877th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Israel (down from 260th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Elia Suleiman ranks 988 out of 2,041. Before him are Shane Black, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Tosca Musk, Frank Beyer, Randal Kleiser, and Lajos Koltai. After him are Ringo Lam, Gérard Corbiau, Shawn Levy, Martin Frič, Helmut Dietl, and Matt Reeves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Elia Suleiman ranks 256. Before him are Fat Lever, Lang Ping, Roger Taylor, Mikael Håfström, Neil Flynn, and Raşit Meredow. After him are Predrag Nikolić, Fadil Vokrri, Jack McConnell, Slavko Štimac, Apa Sherpa, and Meg Tilly.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Elia Suleiman ranks 265 out of 466. Before him are Rika Zaraï (1938), Nahum Stelmach (1936), Mohammad Bakri (1953), Esther Hayut (1953), Oded Fehr (1970), and Yossi Beilin (1948). After him are Avi Loeb (1962), Nurit Peled-Elhanan (1949), Joan of Acre (1272), Saharon Shelah (1945), Armand Amar (1953), and Yoram Globus (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel

Among film directors born in Israel, Elia Suleiman ranks 7. Before him are Menahem Golan (1929), Assi Dayan (1945), Amos Gitai (1950), Ralph Bakshi (1938), Avi Arad (1948), and Ari Folman (1962). After him are Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Samuel Maoz (1962), Oren Peli (1970), and Etan Cohen (1974).

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