Log Line
An aspiring but depressed writer from Haifa befriends his new neighbour in an attempt to convince the man to help him realise a sinister scheme of his.
Short Synopsis
Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme turns into an unexpected friendship between the two men, it leads them into a journey of dark encounters.
Festivals / Awards
World Premiere: Official Selection (Un Certain Regard) 75th Cannes Film Festival - Best Screenplay
68th Sydney International Film Festival: Feature Section
70th Melbourne International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Hong Kong International film Festival - Official Competition - Firebird Award Winner
Sarajevo International Film Festival (2022)
Vancouver International Film Festival (2022)
Chicago International Film Festival (2022)
Sao Paolo International Film Festival (2022)
Brisbane International Film Festival (2022)
Sevilla European Film Festival (2022)
Goa International Film Festival (2022)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (2023)
Rotterdam International Film Festival (2023)
Bengaluru International Film Festival (2023)
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (2023)
MOOOV Film Festival (2023)
Cyprus Film Days (2023)
Credits
Director: Maha Haj
Screenplay: Maha Haj
Producers: Baher Agbariya, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem, Marios Piperides, Janine Teerling
Director of Photography: Antoine Héberlé
Production Design: Andreas Antoniou
Editor: Véronique Lange
Music: Munder Odeh
Costumes: Hamada Attalah
CAST
Amer Hlehel,
Ashraf Farah,
Anat Hadid,
Samir Elias,
Cynthia Saleem,
Shaden Kanboura
Director's Bio/Filmography
Maha Haj was born in Nazareth 1970. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in English and Arabic literature. Her cinematic experience was derived from her work as an artistic designer in the productions of “The Time That Remain" by Elia Suleiman “The Attack" by Ziad Douairi, and in the film "On the Hill” by Rafael Natjari. She wrote and directed the short film "Oranges" (2009) & “Behind these Walls” documentary (2010)
In 2016 she came out with her 1st feature film “Personal Affairs” which was widely acclaimed and selected to the “Un Certain Regard” official selection of Cannes film festival 2016.
Technical details
Original title: Mediterranean Fever
International title: Mediterranean Fever
Duration: 108
Aspect Ratio:
Format: 2K
Sound: Dolby Digital
Year: 2022
Original Language: Arabic
Countries of Production: Germany, Cyprus, France and Palestine
Production Companies: Pallas Film, AMP Filmworks, Still Moving Majdal Films
In association with Metafora Production
With support of: Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, MDM-Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Ile de France, Metafora Production, Eurimages