The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 77% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Elia SuleimanDirector
- Elia SuleimanWriter
Cast
- Elia SuleimanE.S.
- Nayef Fahoum DaherFather
- Manal KhaderThe Woman
- George IbrahimSanta Claus
- Jamel DaherJamal
- Amer DaherAuni
- Lutuf NouasserNeighbor with American van
- Riad MasarwehAbu Basil
- Bassem LoulouAbu Amer
- Salwa NakkaraAdla
- Naaman JarjouraUncle
- Rana NashashibiUm Elias
