Tel-Aviv On Fire
Salam works on a Palestinian soap opera “Tel Aviv on Fire". Passing through an Israeli checkpoint he meets Assi, an officer whose wife is a huge fan of the show. In order to impress her, Assi gets involved in the writing of the show. Salam’s creative career catches fire, until Assi and the soap’s financial backers disagree on how the soap opera should end.
Cast
Kais Nashif
Yaniv Biton
Lubna Azabal
Nadim SAWALHA
Yousef SWEID
Maisa Abd Elhadi
Salim Daw
Amer Hlehel
Ashraf FARAH
Laëtitia EÏDO
Crew
Director: Sameh Zoabi
Producers: Ayelet Kait , Amir Harel
Co-Producers: Gilles SACUTO & Miléna POYLO, Bernard MICHAUX, Patrick QUINET
Executive Producer: Moshe Edery
Script: Sameh Zoabi, Dan Kleinman
Director of Photography: Laurent BRUNET
Editor: Catherine SCHWARTZ
Sound Designer: Silvia Moraes
Music: André DZIEZUK
Art Director: Christina SCHAFFER
Costume Designer: Magdalena LABUZ
Details
Comedy, 90 min.
HD
Language: Arabic, Hebrew
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Lama Films, TS Productions, Samsa, Artemis, Israel Film Fund, NFCT, United King
Festivals & Awards
Venice Film Festival - Orrezzonti - Best Actor
Best Film, Best Script - Haifa Film Festival
Best Script - Asian Pacific Screen
Best Film - Seattle International Film Festival
Best Script - Israel Film Academy (Ophir)