MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

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.

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.

World Premiere

75th Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard (Best Screenplay Award)

Film Festivals & Awards

- Official Selection (Un Certain Regard) 75th Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay (World Premiere)

- 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)

And many others…

Credits

Director

Maha Haj

Screenplay

Maha Haj

Director of Photography

 Antoine Héberlé AFC

Production Design

Andreas Antoniou

Costumes

 Hamada Atallah

Original Title

Mediterranean Fever

International Title

Mediterranean Fever

Duration

1hr 48min

Year

2022
Baher Agbariya, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem, Marios Piperides, Janine Teerling

Producers

Editor

Véronique Lange

World Sales

Luxbox Films
Munder Odeh,

Music

Jorg Weimann, Adrian Baumeister, Florian Marquardt, Henry Uhl

Sound

Amer Hele, Ashraf Farah, Anat Hadid, Samir Elias, Cynthia Saleem, Shaden Kanboura

Cast

Technical Details

Original Language

Arabic
Germany, Cyprus, France and Palestine

Countries of Production

AMP Filmworks (Cyprus), Pallas Film (Germany),
Still Moving (France), Majdal Films (Palestine)

Production Companies

In Association with

Metafora Production
Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, MDM-Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Ile de France, Metafora Production, Eurimages

With Support of

Stills

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