

Mediterranean Fever
Director: Maha Haj
Producer: Baher Agbariya, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampe, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem,Marios Piperides, Janine Teerling
Screenplay: Maha Haj
Cinematographer: Antoine Heb́ erlé
Editor: Veŕ onique Lange
Cast: Amer Hlehel, Ashraf Farah, Anat Hadid, Samir Elias, Cynthia Saleem, Shaden Kanboura
2022 | Arabic | 108 Mins | Colour
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 neighbour (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.
Maha Haj was born in 1970 in Nazareth, Israel. She is a director and writer, known for ‘Personal Affairs’ (2016), ‘Mediterranean Fever’ (2022) and ‘Burtuqal’ (2009).