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Feature film — 2018

Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)

6.71h 40mComedy

Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, 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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A high-signal pick with 116 votes.

Samsa Film / RTBF / BeTV / Artémis Productions / Shelter Prod / VOO / TS Productions

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Director: Sameh Zoabi

On screen

Cast & crew

Qais Nashif as Salam

Qais Nashif

Salam

Lubna Azabal as Tala

Lubna Azabal

Tala

Yaniv Biton as Assi

Yaniv Biton

Assi

Maisa Abd Elhadi as Mariam

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Mariam

Nadim Sawalha as Bassam

Nadim Sawalha

Bassam

Salim Daw as Atef

Salim Daw

Atef

Yousef Sweid as Yehuda

Yousef Sweid

Yehuda

Amer Hlehel as Nabil

Amer Hlehel

Nabil

Laëtitia Eïdo as Maisa

Laëtitia Eïdo

Maisa

Ashraf Farah as Marwan

Ashraf Farah

Marwan

Ula Tabari as Sarah

Ula Tabari

Sarah