Film Review – TEL AVIV ON FIRE (Israel/Luxembourg 2018) ***

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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 …See full summary »

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Sameh Zoabi

Is Tel Aviv really on fire?  TEL AVIV ON FIRE is the name of the fictitious TV spy opera in which a Palestinian female infiltrates the Israeli military in order to kill the commander.  The film begins with an act from the show being filmed.  One can tell right away this is not the real thing but something filmed from the way the scene is carried out, with extra melodrama and cheesiness.  But after the camera pulls back, what happens in the background with arguments among the actress, scriptwriter, director and…

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