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.
Elia Suleiman | Himself |
Nazira Suleiman | Mother |
Fuad Suleiman | Father |
Ali Suliman | The Man |
Juliet Mazzawi | The aunt |
Fawaz Eilemi | Abu Adnan |
Leonid Alexeenko | Priest |
Ula Tabari | Adan |
Jamal Daher | Holy Land owner |
Taha Mouhamad Ali | The writer |