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Mediterranean Fever

حمى المتوسط

Maha Haj's black comedy about a Palestinian writer in Haifa befriending his thieving neighbour; Cannes screenplay winner.

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At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Humour and everyday lifeModern conflicts

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2022 CE · 1443 AH†
Countries
PS · DE · FR · CH · CY · QA · DE
Approach
comedy

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A black comedy by Maha Haj about a Palestinian writer in Haifa who befriends his neighbour, a thief; it won the award for best screenplay at Cannes. 1 2

People and things also explored

The Wanted 18· Gaza mon amour· Once Upon a Time in Gaza· Let It Be Morning· Rashash· Tel Aviv on Fire· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Mediterranean Fever”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/hammat-al-mutawassit-2022/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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