The Screenwriter

Overview

Mockumentary based on the life of Israeli-Arab writer and journalist, Sayed Kashua, creator of the series 'Arab Labor'. Kataeb, Palestinian writer and journalist living in Israel, loses interest in writing his successful series and instead wants to write a series on a 40 year old going throw a mid-life crisis he is experiencing. As a Palestinian and Israeli he confronts with questions about identity, national definitions, as well as his relationships with his family, and the society and country he lives in.

Created by Sayed Kashua

Network

• Channel 2
• Channel 1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Yousef Sweid

  Kataeb

  10 eps

• 

  Ruba Bilal

  Ruba

  10 eps

• 

  Eran Zarahovitsh

  Eran

  10 eps

• 

  Shai Kapon

  Himself

  10 eps

Themes

• screenwriter
• mockumentary
• writer
• family
• arab jewish friendship
• mid-life crisis

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