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Synopsis: Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York, something always reminds him of home. From award-winning director Elia Suleiman, a comic saga exploring identity,…

Synopsis: In an investigation of the twilight zone between narrative, history and autobiography, Chronicle Of A Disappearance transgresses the boundaries of many genres. After living in New York for many years, filmmaker Elia Suleiman returned to Palestine for this film. He used his privileged position as half insider and half outsider to analyze how much the…