Directed by Sameh Zoabi
Drama/Comedy, Israel, 97 minutes
Hebrew (with English subtitles)

A hilarious, outlandish satire follows Salam. He is failing at his job on a Palestinian TV soap opera popular with both Israelis and Palestinians. His daily commute through the Israeli checkpoint from his home in Jerusalem to his job in Ramallah leads to regular encounters with the IDF officer in charge. When the officer demands Salam to change the show’s storyline to make his wife happy, Salam struggles with concocting plot twists to suit viewers on both sides.

Speaker: Daniel Kleinman, screenwriter, Louisville native, and Professor of Film at Columbia University.

Luxembourg’s Academy Award Entry for best international film. Nominee for Best Comedy at the European Film Awards. First Prize at the Bucharest International Comedy Film Festival.