This is a fun movie that bounces right along. The hero is a writer on a Palestinian soap opera set during the lead up to the Six Day War of 1967. He is short on experience and ideas, and starts getting help from overheard conversations and other unexpected sources. At the same time, he is subjected to conflicting pressures from various source -- how to keep them all happy? I found it to be a charming entry to the genre of struggling script writers, from 'Sweet Liberty' and 'Shakespeare in Love' to the more recent 'Their Finest'.
Review of Tel Aviv on Fire
