9th edition: 21 April – 26 April 2020
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
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Tel Aviv of Fire | Israel, France, Luxembourg, Belgium | 2018 | color | DCP | 97′ | Arabic, Hebrew | e.s.
A comedy about the Arab-Israeli conflict? There are few filmmakers willing to take on such a risky project, but in Tel Aviv on Fire Sameh Zoabi proves it is still possible to find something to laugh about. Starting from a made-up romantic series about a female spy who marries an Arab man in 1967, but also has to engage with a member of the Israeli military. As the viewers don’t yet know who the woman will finally choose, the show becomes hugely popular on both sides of the wall.
Salem works as a production assistant on the set and therefore has to pass a very strict border official every day. When this man demands that the Israeli general be given a more positive role, Salem feverishly tries to influence the narrative of the TV series, while it becomes increasingly clear how futile this is. In this way, Zoabi is able to tackle a painful truth, zooming in on this decades-long conflict with the light touch of a compelling soap opera.
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 11 April 2019
Time: 22:00
Duration: 1:20
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 13 April 2019
Time: 12:45
Duration: 1:20
Year in
Festival
2019
Director
Tel Aviv of Fire
Camera
Laurent Brunet
Cast
Kais Nashef
Lubna Azabal
Yaniv Biton
Nadim Sawalha
Maisa Abd Elhadi
Salim Daw
Yousef Sweid
Country
Israel
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
Editor
Catherine Schwartz
Language
Arabic
Hebrew
Length
97′
Music
André Dziezuk
Producer
Patrick Quinet
Miléna Poylo
Amir Harel
Gilles Sacuto
Bernard Michaux
Production Company
Artémis Productions
TS Productions
Lama Films
Samsa Film
Production Design
Christina Schaffer
Sales
Indie Sales
Scenario
Sameh Zoabi
Dan Kleinman
Sound Design
Alain Sironval
Year of Production