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.
as E.S.
as Father
as The Woman
as Santa Claus
as Jamal
as Auni
as Neighbor with American van
as Abu Basil
as Abu Amer
as Adla
as Uncle
as Um Elias
as Friend
as Bus-stop Shopkeeper
as Number 6 Man
as Basil
as Marksman 1
as Mother
