Mediterranean Fever (film) explained

Mediterranean Fever
Starring:
  • Ashraf Farah
  • Samir Elias
  • Cynthia Saleem
Music:Munder Odeh
Studio:Majdal Films
Pallas Film
Still Moving
Amp Filmworks
Director:Maha Haj
Producer:Baher Agbariya

Martin Hampel
Juliette Lepoutre
Pierre Menahem
Marios Piperides
Janine Teerling
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:Germany
France
Cyprus
Palestine
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Mediterranean Fever is a 2022 internationally co-produced black comedy-drama film directed by Maha Haj, starring, Ashraf Farah,, Samir Elias and Cynthia Saleem.

Cast

Release

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on 25 May 2022, where it won the best screenplay award.

Reception

Kaleem Aftab of Cineuropa called it a "refreshing look at the region's political turmoil with a lovely friendship at its heart."[1]

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Haj "builds the story up with small jenga blocks of humor and well-observed vignettes, so soft and gentle that it’s barely noticeable when the tower starts to teeter with dread as the stakes get higher and the threat of violence more distinct."[2]

Tim Grierson of Screen Daily wrote that the "slim" tale is "elevated" by the performances of Hlehel and Farah, "ably portraying men each dealing with secret struggles they can’t always articulate."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: Mediterranean Fever. Aftab. Kaleem. 25 May 2022. Cineuropa. 9 October 2022.
  2. Web site: 'Mediterranean Fever': Film Review Cannes 2022. Felperin. Leslie. 31 May 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. 9 October 2022.
  3. Web site: 'Mediterranean Fever': Cannes Review. Grierson. Tim. 26 May 2022. Screen Daily. 9 October 2022.