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Ali Suliman
Ali Suliman (, ; born 1977) is an Israeli actor of Palestinian origin. He is known for his work on the series '' Jack Ryan'' and the film ''Paradise Now''. Early life Ali was born in Nazareth, Israel into a Palestinian-Muslim family. He graduated from Yoram Loewenstein Acting School and started his career in the theater. Career In 2005, he got the main role in the Palestinian film ''Paradise Now'', which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In 2007, he appeared in the movie '' The Kingdom''. He played a lawyer in '' Lemon Tree'' (2008), the role of Omar Sadiki in '' Body of Lies'' (2008), a young displaced Palestinian in '' The Time That Remains'' (2009), a surgeon in '' The Attack'' (2013), Gulab in ''Lone Survivor'' (2013) and General Qamish in ''The Looming Tower'' (2018). In 2018, he played Mousa Bin Suleiman in the Amazon Prime Video action thriller series '' Jack Ryan''. Selected filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazareth
Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and commercial center for the Arab citizens of Israel. The inhabitants are predominantly Arab citizens of Israel, of whom 69% are Muslim and 31% Christianity, Christian. The city also commands immense religious significance, deriving from its status as the hometown of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity and a prophet in Islam and the Baháʼí Faith. Findings unearthed in the neighboring Qafzeh Cave show that the area around Nazareth was populated in the prehistoric period. Nazareth was a Jews, Jewish village during the Roman Empire, Roman and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine periods, and is described in the New Testament as the childhood home of Jesus. It became an important city during the Crusades after Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Tancred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be accesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
200 Meters (film)
''200 Meters'' () is a 2020 Jordanian-Palestinian adventure drama film written and directed by Ameen Nayfeh in his feature-length debut. The film premiered in the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2020, where it won the BNL People's Choice Audience Award. It was selected as the Jordanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It won the IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021. Plot The film revolves around a family in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm, separated by the Israeli wall, and the efforts of the father who tries to visit his son on the other side of the wall. Cast *Ali Suliman as Mustafa *Anna Unterberger as Anne *Motaz Malhees as Kifah Production The film was shot in Tulkarm in the West Bank in 2019. Release ''200 Meters'' had its world premiere in the 17th edition of the Gior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Must Be Heaven
''It Must Be Heaven'' () is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed, written and starred by Elia Suleiman. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot A Palestinian man travels abroad. He encounters strange and familiar scenes. Cast Reception , the film holds a approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "An entrancing blend of the poignant and the absurd, ''It Must Be Heaven'' finds writer-director Elia Suleiman returning to action in peak form." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable". Awards At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, ''It Must Be Heaven'' received the Special Mention from the Main Competition Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattle The Cage (film)
''Rattle the Cage'' (also known as ''Zinzana'', meaning "cell" in Arabic) is a 2015 crime thriller film directed and co-written by Majid Al Ansari. It is reportedly the first film of its genre to be produced in the United Arab Emirates. Plot The film is about a man, held in a cell in a remote police station for a minor disturbance, who becomes involuntarily involved in a plan by a corrupt and violent police officer. Cast * Saleh Bakri as Talal * Ali Suliman as Dabaan * Yasa as Aida * Ahd Kamel as Wafa (credited as Ahd) * Abdall Bu Abed as Sherif Usman Reception The film was called a "world-class neo-noir thriller" by Joe Leydon writing for ''Variety (magazine)''. It was also praised by the reviewers for ''Huffington Post'' and ''The Austin Chronicle ''The Austin Chronicle'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Borrowed Identity
''A Borrowed Identity'' (; ) is a 2014 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Riklis. It is based on Sayed Kashua's book '' Dancing Arabs'' (2002). In Canada the film was released under the title ''Dancing Arabs'', which was the film's English-language title at its world premiere (one reviewer noted that the title "will prove tricky in marketing campaigns"). The film was considered a flop in Israel, with only 48,000 views, despite an $11 million budget. The film tells the story of Eyad, an Israeli-Palestinian teenager from Tira who moves to Jerusalem to attend an elite Jewish high school, where he meets Naomi, a Jewish student, and falls in love with her. As part of his school-mandated community service, he meets Yonatan, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, and his mother Edna. In May 2014, the film was selected to open the Jerusalem Film Festival. However, the beginning of the IDF's Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip in July 2014 and the tense security situation at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Home (film)
''Flying Home'' ( ''Racing Hearts'') is a 2014 romantic drama film directed by Dominique Deruddere and also written by Dominique Deruddere. The film was released in 2 April 2014. Plot A sheikh from Dubai wants to buy the Flemish homing pigeon Wittekop, which is owned by Jos Pauwels, and uses an American middleman named Colin to make the deal. Although Jos is not interested in selling the pigeon, his granddaughter Isabelle is clearly interested in Colin. Cast * Jan Decleir as Jos Pauwels * as Isabelle Pauwels * Jamie Dornan as Colin Montgomery * Anthony Head as Mr. Montgomery * Sharon Maughan as Mrs. Montgomery * Josse De Pauw as Priest * Viviane De Muynck as Martha * Eline Van der Velden as Celia * Piet Fuchs as Mr. Conrad * Max Pirkis Max Pirkis (born 6 January 1989) is an English actor. After appearing in two stage productions during the early 2000s, Pirkis made his film debut in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003), after the film crew recru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Survivor
''Lone Survivor'' is a 2013 American action drama film based on the 2007 nonfiction book by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEALs counter-insurgent mission Operation Red Wings, during which a four-man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team was given the task of tracking down the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The film was written and directed by Peter Berg, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana. Upon first learning of the book in 2007, Berg arranged several meetings with Luttrell to discuss adapting the book to film. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights in August 2007, after bidding against other major studios. In re-enacting events, Berg drew much of his screenplay from Luttrell's eyewitness accounts in the book, as well as autopsy and incident reports related to the mission. After directing ''Battleship'' (2012) for Universal, Berg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaytoun (film)
''Zaytoun'' (, , "Olive") is a 2012 Israeli adventure thriller film directed by Eran Riklis and produced by Gareth Unwin and Fred Ritzenberg. It premiered in September 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. The screenplay was written by Nader Rizq, a Palestinian-American living in the United States. What started as a hobby in 1991 ended up making the semi-finals of the 2001 Nicholl Fellowships run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Subsequent re-writes again placed in the Nicholls and semi-finaled in the Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards. In late 2007, American producer Fred Ritzenberg came aboard and helped further develop the script. Plot During the 1982 Lebanon War, an Israeli fighter pilot, Yoni, is shot down over Beirut and captured by the Palestine Liberation Organization. Fahed, a precocious young Palestinian refugee who is angered by the death of his father in an Israeli air attack, agrees to help Yoni escape and lead him out of the city if Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel Summer (film)
''Cruel Summer'' is a short film written and directed by American rapper Kanye West that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, and was shown out of competition. A custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion was constructed for the film's debut, designed by conceptual firms DONDA, OMA and 2x4. The theater featured seven screens – three in the front, one on the floor, one on the ceiling and one on both the right and left side of the space. ''Cruel Summer'' was shot using a specialized camera rig, which allowed the directors to capture multiple angles simultaneously. This style of filming and screening a movie has since become known as the "Seven Screen Experience". The film is inspired by Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album), the album of the same name by West's record label GOOD Music. It has been described as a "fusion of short film and art", with the ''Los Angeles Times'' raving ''Cruel Summer'' has a "thumping surround-sound quality that makes a 3-D Michael Bay effort feel li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (2012 Film)
''Inheritance'' () is a 2012 drama film directed by and starring Hiam Abbass in her feature film directorial debut. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Haifa International Film Festival. Plot A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition. In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover ( Tom Payne). When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war. Cast *Hafsia Herzi as Hajar *Hiam Abbass as Samira *Yussef Abu Warda as Khalil * Ashraf Barhom as Ahmad *Ruba Blal as Saada *Clara Khoury as Salma *Makram Khoury as Abu Majd *Khalif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
''Do Not Forget Me Istanbul'' is a 2011 Greek / Turkish anthology film. Cast * Ali Suliman - Fayiz * Hiam Abbass * Belçim Bilgin * Svetozar Cvetković - Dragan * Baki Davrak * Mert Fırat * Mira Furlan Mira Furlan (7 September 1955 – 20 January 2021) was a Croatian-American actress and singer. Internationally, she was best known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' (1993–1998 ... - Ana References External links * Greek drama films Turkish drama films Anthology films 2011 drama films 2011 films 2010s Greek films {{2010s-Turkey-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
