Luxembourg's submission to the Academy Awards as for Best Foreign Language Film (not nominated) portrays the trials and tribulations of an Israeli Arab screenwriter who has to pass through a checkpoint to work on a TV show in Ramallah. "Tel Aviv on Fire" doesn't feature anything shocking, but does show what the Palestinians have to go through in their travels, even as the protagonist becomes acquainted with an Israeli officer who starts contributing to the script. Even as the two of them interact more and more, the facts on the ground remain the same.
It's probably not the sort of movie that'll change your life or anything, but it certainly gives us some insight into the lives of these different populations, and in particular shows us what the Palestinians have to go through each day (although I doubt that anyone outside of Palestine can truly understand what it's like for them). Worth seeing.
PS: Nadim Sawalha (Bassem) is the father of Julia Sawalha, who played Saffron on "Absolutely Fabulous".
It's probably not the sort of movie that'll change your life or anything, but it certainly gives us some insight into the lives of these different populations, and in particular shows us what the Palestinians have to go through each day (although I doubt that anyone outside of Palestine can truly understand what it's like for them). Worth seeing.
PS: Nadim Sawalha (Bassem) is the father of Julia Sawalha, who played Saffron on "Absolutely Fabulous".