The Malmo Arab Film Festival has announced that the feature film "Mediterranean Fever" by Palestinian director Maha Haj will be screened at the opening of the festival, which runs from 28 April to 4 May.
Synopsis: "Walid, 40, a Palestinian living in Haifa with his wife and two children, cultivates his depression and literary inclinations. He meets his new neighbour, Jalal, a small-time crook. The two men soon become inseparable: Jalal is persuaded to help the writer by showing him his tricks; Walid, on the other hand, sees the opportunity to carry out a secret project... "
"Palestinian cinema has never been absent from the Malmö Arab Film Festival, but this is the first time we are opening the festival with a Palestinian film." - Mohamed Keblawi, founder of MALMO festival.