Question 1

What hidden number appears twice in the film and what historical event does it reference?

Accepted Answer

The number 48 appears twice: as the building number where Salwa and Daniel live, and as the address Mostafa gives Salwa to escape to. It references the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Question 2

How did the writer Amr Samir Atef get the idea for the movie's plot?

Accepted Answer

The idea came when he was on vacation with his wife, joking about being a Mossad spy. This joke was represented in an early scene before her kidnapping in the film.

Question 3

What was the original title of 'Escaping Tel Aviv' and what does it symbolize?

Accepted Answer

The original title was 'wilad el am' (Cousins), symbolizing that Jews and Arabs/Muslims are considered cousins as descendants of Isaac and Ishmael.

Question 4

What injury did actor Karim Abdel Aziz sustain during filming?

Accepted Answer

Karim Abdel Aziz fractured his left foot during filming and had to receive physical therapy in Germany.

Question 5

What mission drives the Egyptian intelligence officer in the film?

Accepted Answer

An Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option, as a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into international conflict.

Question 6

What hidden number appears twice in the film and references a historical conflict?

Accepted Answer

The number 48 appears twice: as the building number where Salwa and Daniel live, and as the address Mostafa gives Salwa to escape to. It references 1948, the year of the Arab-Israeli War.

Question 7

What real-life joke inspired the screenplay for 'Escaping Tel Aviv'?

Accepted Answer

Writer Amr Samir Atef got the idea while joking with his wife about being a Mossad spy, which appears in the film seconds before Salwa's kidnapping—though her husband actually means it.

Question 8

What was the original Arabic title of the film and what does it signify?

Accepted Answer

The original Arabic title is 'wilad el am' (Cousins), referencing the belief that Ishmael and Isaac—fathers of Arabs/Muslims and Jews respectively—make the two groups cousins.

Question 9

What injury did actor Karim Abdel Aziz sustain during filming?

Accepted Answer

Karim Abdel Aziz fractured his left foot during filming and had to receive physical therapy in Germany.

Question 10

What mission drives the plot of 'Escaping Tel Aviv'?

Accepted Answer

An Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option, while a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband that plunges her into international conflict.

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