Ali Suliman

Ali Suliman was born in 1977, in Nazareth, Palestine. His interest in the dramatic arts led him to the prestigious " Acting School" in Tel-Aviv, where he graduated in the year 2000. At the end of his studies, he joined the "Commedia Dell'Arte", Masks Theater group in London. Ali decided to broaden his horizons within the boundaries of drama, by taking a position at the RAHAT community center, as an acting teacher. After his time at Negev, Ali went on to star in such award-winning films as "Paradise Now" (Best Foreign film winner Golden Globes, and Best Foreign film nominee - Academy Awards), and "The Syrian Bride". He also starred opposite Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner in the critically acclaimed action thriller "The Kingdom". Upcoming projects include the political thriller "Body of Lies" from legendary director Ridley Scott.

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Lone Survivor (2013)

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Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Ben Foster

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Ben Foster

The Attack (2012)

An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ziad Doueiri
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Evgenia Dodena  •  Reymonde Amsallem  •  Dvir Benedek

An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ziad Doueiri
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Evgenia Dodena  •  Reymonde Amsallem  •  Dvir Benedek

Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Suleiman
CAST:  Elia Suleiman  •  Nazira Suleiman  •  Fuad Suleiman  •  Ali Suliman

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Suleiman
CAST:  Elia Suleiman  •  Nazira Suleiman  •  Fuad Suleiman  •  Ali Suliman

Paradise Now (2005)

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Amer Hlehel  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Ashraf Barhom

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Amer Hlehel  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Ashraf Barhom

The Kingdom (2007)

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Chris Cooper  •  Jason Bateman

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Berg
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Chris Cooper  •  Jason Bateman

The Syrian Bride (2004)

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Evelyn Kaplun

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Evelyn Kaplun

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2012)

Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul’s history does ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad  •  Stefan Arsenijević
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Mira Furlan  •  Derya Durmaz

Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul’s history does ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad  •  Stefan Arsenijević
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Mira Furlan  •  Derya Durmaz

Mars at Sunrise (2014)

A conflict between a Palestinian artist and an Israeli soldier is told in a surrealist style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Habie
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Guy Elhanan  •  Haale Gafori  •  Maisam Masri

A conflict between a Palestinian artist and an Israeli soldier is told in a surrealist style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Habie
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Guy Elhanan  •  Haale Gafori  •  Maisam Masri

Under the Same Sun (2013)

The film is set in the near future, and it looks back on how peace was made in 2013 between Israel and Palestine. It is the story of two businessmen - one Palestinian and one Israeli - who struggle to set up a solar energy company. Both come from societies where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sameh Zoabi
CAST:  Yossi Marshak  •  Ali Suliman  •  Lucy Aharish  •  Bassem Loulou

The film is set in the near future, and it looks back on how peace was made in 2013 between Israel and Palestine. It is the story of two businessmen - one Palestinian and one Israeli - who struggle to set up a solar energy company. Both come from societies where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sameh Zoabi
CAST:  Yossi Marshak  •  Ali Suliman  •  Lucy Aharish  •  Bassem Loulou

Zaytoun (2012)

Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Stephen Dorff  •  Ashraf Barhom  •  Alice Taglioni  •  Abdallah El Akal

Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Stephen Dorff  •  Ashraf Barhom  •  Alice Taglioni  •  Abdallah El Akal

Cruel Summer (2012)

A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kanye West
CAST:  Kid Cudi  •  Sarah A.  •  Ali Suliman  •  Razane Jammal

A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kanye West
CAST:  Kid Cudi  •  Sarah A.  •  Ali Suliman  •  Razane Jammal

The Last Friday (2013)

When a forty-year-old divorced father discovers that he needs to undergo an operation, which he can not afford, within the next 4 days, he finds himself forced to deal with the life he isolated himself from for the longest time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yahya Al-Abdallah
CAST:  Fadi Arida  •  Ali Suliman  •  Nabil Kawni  •  Yasmine Al Massri

When a forty-year-old divorced father discovers that he needs to undergo an operation, which he can not afford, within the next 4 days, he finds himself forced to deal with the life he isolated himself from for the longest time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yahya Al-Abdallah
CAST:  Fadi Arida  •  Ali Suliman  •  Nabil Kawni  •  Yasmine Al Massri

Inheritance (2012)

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiam Abbass
CAST:  Ashraf Barhom  •  Hafsia Herzi  •  Tom Payne  •  Hiam Abbass

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiam Abbass
CAST:  Ashraf Barhom  •  Hafsia Herzi  •  Tom Payne  •  Hiam Abbass

Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009)

A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Najwa Najjar
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Yasmine Al Massri  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Walid Abdul Salam

A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Najwa Najjar
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Yasmine Al Massri  •  Hiam Abbass  •  Walid Abdul Salam

The Time That Remains (2009)

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An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Suleiman
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Elia Suleiman  •  Saleh Bakri  •  Avi Kleinberger

An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Suleiman
CAST:  Ali Suliman  •  Elia Suleiman  •  Saleh Bakri  •  Avi Kleinberger

Lemon Tree (2008)

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Tarik Kopty  •  Ali Suliman  •  Doron Tavory

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Tarik Kopty  •  Ali Suliman  •  Doron Tavory

Dancing Arabs (2014)

A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Tawfeek Barhom  •  Ali Suliman  •  Yaël Abecassis  •  Laëtitia Eïdo

A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Tawfeek Barhom  •  Ali Suliman  •  Yaël Abecassis  •  Laëtitia Eïdo

Flying Home (2014)

Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Deruddere
CAST:  Jamie Dornan  •  Charlotte De Bruyne  •  Anthony Stewart Head  •  Max Pirkis

Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Deruddere
CAST:  Jamie Dornan  •  Charlotte De Bruyne  •  Anthony Stewart Head  •  Max Pirkis

The Worthy (2016)

A visually spectacular dystopian take on an Arab world torn apart by social disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali F. Mostafa
CAST:  Maisa Abd Elhadi  •  Mahmoud Al Atrash  •  Rakeen Saad  •  Samer al Masri

A visually spectacular dystopian take on an Arab world torn apart by social disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali F. Mostafa
CAST:  Maisa Abd Elhadi  •  Mahmoud Al Atrash  •  Rakeen Saad  •  Samer al Masri

Harmonia (2016)

Sarah, a morose harpist in the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra, is married to Abraham, the charismatic conductor of the group. They have no children. When Hagar, a young horn player from East Jerusalem joins the Orchestra, Sarah's world erupts. A unique friendship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ori Sivan
CAST:  Tali Sharon  •  Alon Abutbul  •  Yana Yossef  •  Ali Suliman

Sarah, a morose harpist in the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra, is married to Abraham, the charismatic conductor of the group. They have no children. When Hagar, a young horn player from East Jerusalem joins the Orchestra, Sarah's world erupts. A unique friendship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ori Sivan
CAST:  Tali Sharon  •  Alon Abutbul  •  Yana Yossef  •  Ali Suliman
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