Comedy  •  2018  •  100 min

Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)

Tel Aviv on Fire poster

Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Islam: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Kais Nashif  •   Lubna Azabal  •   Yaniv Biton


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's narrative primarily critiques the human impact of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian daily life through satire and humanization, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a diverse cast that authentically represents the Palestinian and Israeli populations central to its narrative. Its story subtly critiques power dynamics and the absurdities of conflict through satire, fostering cross-cultural understanding without explicitly portraying traditional identities in a negative light.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

The film subtly favors traditional family structures through its characters' aspirations for committed relationships and the depiction of extended family bonds, without explicitly critiquing or endorsing alternative family models.

Islam: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays Palestinian characters, implicitly Muslim, with nuance and humanity. It focuses on their daily lives and struggles under occupation, without critiquing or stereotyping the religion itself.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays Israeli characters, implicitly Jewish, with nuance and humanity. While satirizing the political conflict and bureaucracy, it does not critique or demonize the religion itself, showing its adherents as complex individuals.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

Tel Aviv on Fire is a satirical comedy exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of a popular soap opera. The film's plot and character arcs focus on political and cultural themes, the absurdities of bureaucracy, and the power of media. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted within the film's narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Tel Aviv on Fire' does not feature any identifiable transgender or transsexual characters, nor does it explore themes related to transgender identity. The narrative primarily focuses on a Palestinian production assistant who becomes a writer for a soap opera, navigating the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and cultural differences through humor and satire.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original story, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. All characters were created specifically for this production, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to have been altered or swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Tel Aviv on Fire" features original characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding any race swaps.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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8.9
Metacritic logo
7.0

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