Tel Aviv On Fire
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Kais Nashif
- Lubna Azabal
- Yaniv Biton
- Maisa Abd Elhadi
- Nadim Sawalha
- Salim Dau
- Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
- Amer Hlehel
- Laëtitia Eïdo
- Ashraf Farah
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- Sep 5, 2019
Tel Aviv on Fire is a movie about a show called Tel Aviv on Fire about an IDF general and a Palestinian spy written by a Palestinian man living in Eastern Jerusalem who commutes across the border into the Palestinian West Bank for work, so to say that it's a politically…
ScreeningNotesSep 2, 2018The provocative title hides what is actually a fun, crowd-pleasing comedy about Israeli occupation. Yes, you read right. The debate over the best ending for a Palestinian soap opera set in 1967 becomes a comedic mirror of the past 50 years of occupation and the…
Yaniv EidelsteinAug 3, 2019i too would do pretty much anything for hummus. 'tis a powerful currency.
sabrilein - Sep 5, 2019
Considering how potentially incendiary the title of Tel Aviv on Fire is, I was surprised at how slight, well-intentioned, and wholesomely funny this movie is. The movie's plot directly grapples with heavy topics - the Israel/Palestine conflict being front and center - but…
Kim_CardassianDec 16, 2024“you know how to cure trauma?” ”how?” “write about it. write about everything you can remember.” it’s difficult to find Palestinian comedies, to be fair, there aren’t many of them that were made. so, discovering this gem felt like a sense of relief. an intelligent…
JackieNov 12, 2020This is a delightful, light-weighted satire I promise you. The reason I cried was because it felt great to alleviate trauma with laughter and peek at some semblance of normalcy. Keep the story going, Palestine 🇵🇸 ♥
Shubhra - Aug 31, 2025
Community Mittelmeerreise Produktionsländer: Palästina, Israel, Frankreich (und Luxemburg, Belgien) Salam (Kais Nashef) ist 30-jähriger Palästinenser und neuerdings Produktionsassistent bei der berühmten TV-Serie seines Onkels, der Seifenoper TEL AVIV ON FIRE, die in den…
MoeMentsSep 28, 2021Sometimes you stumble upon a movie that you had never heard of therefore have zero expectations and you end up being pleasantly surprised. This was a lot of fun with a story that I got quite invested in and still had a bit to say about an important situation. Excellent…
Peter DennisMar 8, 2020“You know how to cure trauma? You write about it. Write about everything.” don’t think i’ve ever seen such a hilarious movie about the Israel-Palestine conflict. a really unique comedic revelation that reminded me a lot of Curb Your Enthusiasm (and now i know why).…
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Zeng is "meh" onTel Aviv on Fire看了別人的影評才比較懂這部片想表達的。整部片就是很輕鬆。但我比較沒興趣。
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- BHBrenton Hanlon
I wanted to like it. A couple of laughs but just a tedious puff-piece.
MOmichele okeefeTruly amazing. The plight of every man........trying to please everyone and keep peace in the Middle East.
LAlisa abbassiAmazing.. entertaining and funny .
- AKAvital KeslerSMSeth MoskowitzJLjeffrey levine
- MSMICHAEL SALEMMSmichelle schwartz
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Aug 7, 2019
Director Sameh Zoabi relies on the old adage that we have more in common than not, but it’s a lesson that bears repeating — particularly when laughs come with it.
David Lewis
San Francisco Chronicle
Aug 2, 2019
When a comedy is made about a real-life topic that is no laughing matter, it had better be funnier than Sameh Zoabi’s Tel Aviv on Fire. The premise is a richly flavorful one, but the execution is as bland as unseasoned hummus.
Matt Fagerholm
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