TEL AVIV ON FIRE
Sameh Zoabi

O.V. Arabic | st English

For his latest feature, the Palestinian filmmaker goes backstage at a TV soap. Salam, his thirty-something Palestinian hero, has to go through an Israeli checkpoint every day. That’s where he meets Assi, the commander, whose wife is a huge fan of the show. The wannabe screenwriter is now under pressure by the officer to rewrite the events of the beloved soap. Through the dilemma faced by his protagonist, stuck between Assi and the producers, Samah Zoabi once again points out the absurdity of...