Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
- Original title
- תל אביב על האש
- Directed by
- Sameh Zoabi
- Genre
- satire, romance film, comedy drama
- Country
- Israel, France, Luxembourg, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 114 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Palestinian man works as a screenwriter for a popular soap opera set in Tel Aviv. When he meets an Israeli military officer who gives him feedback on the show, their relationship blurs the line between fiction and reality.
comedicsatiricalbittersweettensewryslightly absurdhumanistic
What happens
Tel Aviv on Fire (Hebrew: תל אביב על האש, Tel Aviv Al Ha'Esh) is a 2018 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Sameh Zoabi and co-written by Zoabi and Dan Kleinman. The film premiered internationally at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section, where Kais Nashef won the Best Actor award. The Israeli premiere was at the Haifa International Film Festival, where the film won the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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