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Tel Aviv On Fire

Original title: Tel Aviv on Fire
  • 2018
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.7K
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Tel Aviv On Fire (2018)
Salam, an inexperienced Palestinian production assistant, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise - until the soldier and the show's financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salam is caught in the middle.
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Salam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his military influence to begin to mani... Read allSalam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his military influence to begin to manipulate Salam and the writing of the show.Salam is a consultant on a popular Palestinian TV series filmed in Ramallah who rather stupidly runs afoul of an Israeli checkpoint commander who uses his military influence to begin to manipulate Salam and the writing of the show.

  • Director
    • Sameh Zoabi
  • Writers
    • Dan Kleinman
    • Sameh Zoabi
    • Ricardo Hernández Anzola
  • Stars
    • Kais Nashif
    • Lubna Azabal
    • Yaniv Biton
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sameh Zoabi
    • Writers
      • Dan Kleinman
      • Sameh Zoabi
      • Ricardo Hernández Anzola
    • Stars
      • Kais Nashif
      • Lubna Azabal
      • Yaniv Biton
    • 25User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Kais Nashif
    Kais Nashif
    • Salam Abbass
    Lubna Azabal
    Lubna Azabal
    • Tala…
    Yaniv Biton
    Yaniv Biton
    • Captain Assi Tzur
    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Bassam
    Maisa Abd Elhadi
    Maisa Abd Elhadi
    • Mariam
    • (as Maïsa Abd Elhadi)
    Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
    Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
    • General Yehuda Edelman
    • (as Yousef Sweid)
    Salim Daw
    Salim Daw
    • Atef
    Amer Hlehel
    Amer Hlehel
    • Nabil
    Ashraf Farah
    Ashraf Farah
    • Marwan
    Laëtitia Eïdo
    Laëtitia Eïdo
    • Maisa
    Mahmoud Shawahdeh
    • Mariam's Father
    Thuraya Younes
    • Salam's Mother
    Amer Oklah
    • Best Man
    Wafaa Abo Zarifa
    • Nabila
    Ula Tabari
    Ula Tabari
    • Sarah
    Shifi Aloni
    Shifi Aloni
    • Assi's wife
    Levana Finkelstein
    Levana Finkelstein
    • Assi's Mother-in-Law
    Yaffa Levi
    Yaffa Levi
    • Assi's aunt
    • Director
      • Sameh Zoabi
    • Writers
      • Dan Kleinman
      • Sameh Zoabi
      • Ricardo Hernández Anzola
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews25

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    8filipino-66032

    Really good comedy about politics and soap opera

    I really enjoyed this movie. I was laughing all over the cinema. The idea of this movie was great, the actors were good, story was good and ending was hilarious. I really recommend this movie for all comedy fans.
    8chong_an

    A soap opera of a soap opera

    Salam's uncle is the producer of Tel Aviv on Fire, a spy thriller / soap opera aimed at Palestinians but the show is also popular with Israelis (especially women). Salam is hired as dialect coach, but gets promoted to writer after his meddling causes the chief writer to quit. Salam tries to draw on family and friends for inspiration, but falls under the influence of the commander of the checkpoint he has to cross twice daily. The commander helps with script ideas, but pushes for the show to become more pro-Israeli. Meanwhile, his uncle, and the show's backers, have other ideas, trying to deal with their own trauma of Palestinian losses due to the six-day war.

    This is an amusing yarn, with Salam being pulled in all directions by people with different agendas, while trying to fill a script and chasing a girl. Good lightweight entertainment from a film with a Palestine / Israel location.
    8larrys3

    Subtle & Satirical Humor is Effective Here

    The laid back subtle and satirical humor is mostly effective here. Somehow, Sameh Zoab, director and co-writer with Don Kleinman, pulls it off despite all the political turmoil that has encased the region for so long now.

    The acting is first rate as well, and I thought the surprise and clever ending enhanced the movie. Overall, quite the engaging surprise with its positive message.
    8nyccents

    Easy watching on a serious subject

    A fairly lighthearted but insightful look at life of the middle-class in Jerusalem and Ramallah-- as seen by having a Palestinian screenwriter who lives in Jerusalem travel to work in Ramallah and his daily interactions with the Israeli border-patrol chief..

    The film is a little slow, and the main character is made out to be a little too dull, however on the whole the film has a charm and addresses a subject rarely broached. It's an interestingly balanced portrayal of the people on both sides caught in the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As characters in this film, both the Israeli soldiers and the Palestinian film makers are more human than political agents, and yet both are rooted in their respective historical contexts making it hard to get to the next level of cooperation with each other. The film plays around with alternate narratives.

    The film writer/director is actually an Israeli Palestinian, giving the film much authenticity.
    9peeedeee-94281

    This movie is on FIRE!

    I watched this and I loved it! I really liked the fact that you couldn't predict where it was going. Sure, it wasn't going to end 'badly', like people dying, but the end game as definitely not given up. That's what kept me gripped. The humor is very well done, very subtle, as is the political aspects of this movie. I like that the director wanted to remind people of how life is in the occupied territories, but not in a lecturing manner. And we don't get beaten over the head with it either. Some people have commented on the portrayal of Salam, and how the actor seems to just be wrong for the role. I beg to differ. I think he's perfect! The whole hilarious aspect of this is that he's kind of bumbling his way to the top. He's very imperfect, and bad things happen to him, but then turn into good things. It's just funny how everything just works out, so that's part of the charm of it. If he was a verbose, charismatic person, it would distract from the soap opera acting on the set within the film. The best thing about this film is that everyone plays an important part in moving the story forward to the final outcome, even the shopkeeper with the expired canned hummus. No single actor or character steals scenes, everyone plays their parts and does a good job of it. The ending is definitely the best 'twist' ending I've seen in a long time! Highly recommended if you want to watch a feel-good movie set in a difficult, politically charged environment.

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    • Trivia
      The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2018.
    • Soundtracks
      Raafat Al Haggan music
      Written by Ammar El Sherei

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2019 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • Luxembourg
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Artémis Productions
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Tel Aviv on Fire
    • Filming locations
      • Studios Filmland, 27 Zone Industrielle, Kehlen, Luxembourg(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Samsa Film
      • Lama Films
      • TS Productions
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    • Budget
      • €2,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $504,443
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,545
      • Aug 4, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,809,679
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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