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)


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