Chronicle of a Disappearance

Overview

Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.

Directed by Elia Suleiman

Top cast

Elia Suleiman

E.S.

N

Nazira Suleiman

Mother

F

Fuad Suleiman

Father

Ali Suliman

The Man

J

Juliet Mazzawi

The aunt

F

Fawaz Eilemi

Abu Adnan

L

Leonid Alexeenko

Priest

Ula Tabari

Adan

T

Taha Mouhamad Ali

The writer

S

Samer Azar

Turban man

I

Imile Qamou

Cafe owner

I

Irena Mistrakov

Russian waitress

J

Jamel Daher

Holy Land owner

K

Koby Azarly

L

Lutuf Nouasser

S

Sergei Klimkin

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