Yadon ilaheyya
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74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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  • Summary: Palestinian director and performer Elia Suleiman delivers a darkly comic masterpiece. Suleiman utilizes irreverence, wit, mysticism and insight to craft an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times. (Avatar Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    91
    The Divine Intervention of the title lies somewhere between hope and fantasy. In a world in which Santa Claus is assaulted in Nazareth, what do you have left?
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    80
    As pristine a distillation of Palestinian rage as I've seen outside the evening news.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Donald J. Levit
    80
    Wonderfully effective, funny and yet horrific film.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    50
    Thereare moving moments in this over-hyped satire by the Israeli-Arab writer-director-actor Elia Suleiman, and it's fascinating to get a picture of daily life in prosperous Palestinian neighborhoods.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. BruceS.
    1
    This film was numblingly pretentious. In the beginning, there are a few hilarious moments involving cantankerous old men, soccer balls, and broken bottles. Then there's a lot of watching characters sit and stare. There's barely any dialogue in the entire film. Finally, the female lead, who's never spoken, suddenly turns into a superhero and takes part in a bizarre fight sequence where she flies around and kicks the ... out of some soldiers. Maybe the film's not supposed to make any sense, but it's neither interesting nor cathartic enough to impress me as an allegory for war.… Expand

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