Overview
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
Director and cast
- Elia Suleiman as E.S.
- Ali Suliman as Mad Man
- Gael García Bernal as Gael García Bernal
- Stephen McHattie as Tarot Reader
- Kwasi Songui as New York Taxi Driver
- Grégoire Colin as Man in the Metro
- Holden Wong as Policeman 6
- Alain Dahan as Immigration Officer
- Vincent Maraval as Producer in Paris
- Sébastien Beaulac as Policeman #3
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