First trained in classical acting techniques in Paris, she attended workshops with theatre companies such as Peter Brook's or Jacques Lecoq's. The show is also appreciated by Arab audiences. Strictly cowboys and Indians. [n 8] Walid comes to Shirin's hotel room and reveals that when he was a kid he used to wait for her to return from Paris so she could take him to the park. '", French-Lebanese actress Laetitia Eido plays Dr. Shirin El Abed in "Fauda." Victims can have agency and inflict harm, and perpetrators can become victims themselves. In Season Two, for example, Nidal Awadallah, apparently a revenge-seeking Palestinian Daesh, travels in and out of the Territories and into Israel with relative ease. [n 2] Doron having previously been credited with killing Abu Ahmad, rejoins his old Israel Defense Force (IDF) unit, 18 months later, after intelligence discovered Abu Ahmad was still alive. The third season takes place in the Gaza Strip. Awards and Nominations. She graduated with honors in 2013. r/fauda Welcome to the subreddit for Fauda, an Israeli action thriller series created by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, and airing on Yes Oh in Israel and Netflix worldwide. Sheikh Awadalla caves under the pressure of interrogations and gives up Taufiq's location, however he had already moved. [n 5], Although she supports her husband's mission, she wishes she could have her family intact. [n 4] Walid feels that he never knew what true love was until he met Shrin. In 2015, she landed her break-through role as Dr. Shirin El Abed in the international television series "Fauda". Moreno comes in to check on Nurit and they wind up having sex. [n 1] Doron, after leaving the army, lives on a farm and grows grapes in order to make his own wine. "[I was] in [an] Israeli jail meeting with Hamas officials. Ultimately Boaz and the Sheikh both get blown up, and Taufiq's daughter gets badly injured. Following this, Doron retires from service in order to grow a vineyard. Creating the show offered a new perspective for Raz on the ongoing Mideast conflict. As a cover he states he works with Arabs in the Ministry of Defense. Consider the issue of loyalty. [n 4] Gabi convinces Gideon to allow Doron to complete his mission, and if successful would receive a full pardon. Doron and his team decide to prepare an unapproved mission to kidnap Taufiq's friend Sheikh Awadalla in an attempt to get Boaz back. Laëtitia Eïdo was born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. The team just missed Taufiq, and Nurit winds up killing an Arab woman that attempts to stab her. One would think that a TV series produced by the ones whom we view as our oppressors is likely to be yet another battle over narratives. She then studied in depth S.Meisner acting techniques in Paris and New York. The Israelis would never pass their intel to him to act faster, as he wasn't interested in saving Doron clearly. [n 4] Gabi's favorite time is, every year, when his family goes to the desert on vacation, and he has no mode of communication with those who are not with him. This was obvious in the selective manner in which the series assigned values and defined morality. [n 11] After Abir was kidnapped and injured, Nassrin refuses to speak with Taufiq and demands that she go see her daughter in Israel, no matter what others will think. He [doesn't] have a wife, he [doesn't] have kids, he's not in love with someone. Laëtitia works both in French and on international productions. r/fauda: Welcome to the subreddit for Fauda, an Israeli action thriller series created by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, and airing on Yes Oh in … Press J to jump to the feed. But yeah, it would definitely help Abu Samara's bruised ego seeing that a newcomer like Nidal was effectively weakening his authority over the Palestinian cause. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts First trained in classical acting techniques in Paris, she attended workshops with theatre companies such as Peter Brook's or Jacques Lecoq's. The series premiered on February 15, 2015. Her best task in the show is to remind viewers of how desensitized to violence the factions at war - her unit and Hamas - have become, because she isn't a "trained dog". Walid watches the suicide vest being assembled while Doron and his team review their plan. [n 4] When ordered to kill Shirin by Taufiq, Walid instead asks her to marry him, as a way to protect her. But just when she's on the verge of getting a happy ending, Doron turns on her. In Season One, the series seems to go the extra mile to depict the conflict as a tragedy for both sides – and it certainly is. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. This comes at the very high price of national treason and eventually death. [2] That same year she played Fahima in the drama "Dancing Arabs", directed by Eran Riklis. In the end, there is the Israeli-Jewish Aristotelian tragic hero-victim and then there is the lesser Palestinian victim. It became a huge hit in the Israeli prison," Issacharoff said in a 2017 interview. Walid shows the proof to Taufiq and then shoots him in the back of the head. That's it," Raz told Fox News when he visited our New York studio. Eighteen months prior to the start of the show, the Israeli soldier Doron and his unit were credited with killing the terrorist Taufiq Hammed. Gali's relationship arc is getting weird. [n 12] Her mother is from Nablus, her father is from Paris. It's not explained how that led to the location, but it isn't all that implausible, as Hamas probably know more about the goings on in Balata than the PA. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. [n 6] Following the issues which followed Boaz's capture, Moreno informed Steve that he was being discharged, before Moreno was told the unit would be disbanded. Naor is a member of Doron unit. [n 12] She studied medicine at An-Najah National University, and works in the emergency room of Rafidia Surgery Hospital. Palestinians, however, go all the way on the moral and political spectrum. A leader by example: Tawfiq Zayyad and the Palestinian struggle, The Israeli show ‘Tehran’ is not ‘gripping,’ ‘nuanced,’ or about Tehran; it’s problematic, and here’s why, A Palestinian saga of patriarchy and occupation. Having said all of this, I still enjoyed S2 and can't wait for another season for this brilliant show. [n 3] When Gali mentions she is ready to leave Doron for him, he tells her to wait, because its complicated with Doron back in the unit. [n 2] She is romantically involved with Moreno. "We are very careful about revealing secrets in our show. This comes at the very high price of national treason and eventually death. Possibly mimicking the US spy thriller “Homeland,” “Fauda” almost reduces the conflict to mere Israeli counter-terrorism units versus Palestinian terrorists. [n 3] Walid is a trusted member is Taufiq's team, and one of the few who knows the truth about him being alive after his funeral. [n 7], Portrayed by Rona-Lee Shim'on, is the sole female member of Doron's unit. [n 4] Following Abir's surgery, Gabi presents Nassrin their passports and tells her they have a taxi outside ready for them to go to the airport, where he will arrange for their travel to Berlin. Regarding Aiub tipping Hamas off on the location I think it's a possibility, in the end they would prefer Hamas held them rather then ISIS, however I think if that was the case then the head of Hamas would not have put himself at risk for fear of an Israeli trap. ", "But the opposite as well," he said. Cuomo urges Orthodox to comply with coronavirus rules– and cites his travel to Israel and opposition to BDS! (Netflix). He is pretty much emotionless even when facing the immense pain his family is going through because of his actions. I think it is going to take a direction similar to the Israeli drama Hatufim - Doron will grapple with immense PTSD and be weighed down by his misery as more people he knows might die as a result of an action he takes. Abu Halil is grabbed off the streets and winds up being interrogated by Gabi, where he reveals he brought. Just finished the second season as well and allowing myself to enter the sub for the first time, overall the season was less powerful then the first but still good. Ultimately they are discovered and Bashir is killed, moments before Taufiq is to arrive. Of course, I look at the series from a Palestinian perspective. [n 7] Moreno ultimately blackmails Avital into giving him his unit back, or else he will reveal to the press that the two of them had shot five prisoners in the head in Gaza years ago. [n 5], After Boaz's girlfriend gets killed, Doron wants to try and keep Boaz out of the field for his own safety. I think the show will also show the impact of these missions on the other characters too - specially Nurit, Anat and Steve, and maybe Captain Ayub. Walid sends the proof of who Doron really is to Shirin, and she walks out on Doron mid-date. Doron rejoins his team in order to go undercover at the wedding. Just because he's ISIS doesn't mean his humane side ceases to exist. She plays many roles such as Cleopatra in "The Destiny of Rome" for the channel ARTE, Eshana for the series called "Hero Corp" directed by Simon Astier, the role of Jade in a French series called "Yes I do", produced by Studio+, as well as the leading feminine role in the film "Holy Air" directed by Shady Srour. "[14] Reviewers have described it as "shooting and crying. He lived among Palestinians, he understands them and speaks their language, he even identifies with their suffering. ", The first season was filmed in Kafr Qasim during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. Walid returns to Taufiq's hide out, shows him the proof on Doron, then shoots Taufiq in the head from behind. Unlike season 1 where Abu Ahmad was shown as having a humane side even if he did terrible things like getting a bomb planted into Boaz, season 2 made Nidal (al-Makdasi) an absolute monster. Likewise, the operatives of the Israeli counter-terrorism unit are flawed because of their personal mishaps and human shortcomings, but Palestinians are flawed on the national level: they are vulnerable to intimidation and easily fall prey to collaboration. Don't see why Captain Ayub would rather give the location to Hamas, I don't get that. "But then we talked to the mayor of Kfar Kasam and he said, 'C'mon on, come everything will be OK.'". Her multicultural background allows her to interpret different nationalities and to play roles in several languages. Laëtitia Eïdo is a French actress, born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. Nassrin is forced to allow an Israeli doctor to operate on Abir's eye although she wishes to transfer her to Ramallah for the surgery instead. Keith Ellison under pressure to drop out of Yitzhak Rabin event, Israel approves nearly 5,000 new settlement units in occupied West Bank, Professors, activists condemn Zoom for censoring Leila Khaled event, Congress wants to let Israel nix US weapon sales, Tracing my queer consciousness from Palestine to the US, and back again, Pressure mounts on Israel to free hungerstriking Palestinian detainee on verge of death. She plays many roles such as Cleopatra in "The Destiny of Rome" for the channel ARTE, Eshana for the series called "Hero Corp" directed by Simon Astier, the role of Jade in a French series called "Yes I do", produced by Studio+, as well as the leading feminine role in the film "Holy Air" directed by Shady Srour. Fauda can do better". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Who wants to be associated with such a negative self-image, being an occupier? He doesn't care about his brother's safety, his father's legacy or the basic shame to even propose to Marwa after killing her husband by error.