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An Orthodox priest is chanting Easter verses as he leads a procession of the faithful toward a closed iron door, which is supposed to open at his command. The opening scene in Nazareth is guaranteed to put audiences in a happy, receptive mood. He doesn’t need overtly political topics even an ornery sparrow will do to illustrate the obstacles in life. ![]() Suleiman’s gift is his ability to convey this uneasiness in the lightest of terms, making each scene an amusing encounter between his silent Everyman and the oddities around him. Control is omnipresent and uninterrupted. ![]() But lo and behold, the whole world has turned into a giant police state, a vast network of check points and armed citizens eyeing each other suspiciously. Once it was Palestine where people got harassed by the police, humiliated and kept under surveillance.
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