45 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn a small, peaceful desert town, residents mysteriously start spontaneously combusting. MIMI (33), a mine clearance company instructor, believes these cases are not caused by landmines, but by a phenomenon she experienced in her childhood-where a deep sense of loneliness ignites a deadly inner flame. Along with her childhood friend DIKLA (33), a police officer in the local station, they investigate the spreading phenomenon, trying to track down who is behind it and stop them from terrorizing the serene town.
Acting
Ninet Tayeb's volcanic restraint — she's burning from frame one.
Cinematography
The desert becomes a character: beautiful, merciless, watching.
Direction
Two visionary directors merge psychological and supernatural horror seamlessly.
Creators
Shahar Magen, Tawfik Abu Wael
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co-directed by Jewish Israeli Shahar Magen and Palestinian Israeli Tawfik Abu Wael, the series quietly mirrors their collaboration: two perspectives mapping shared terrain of isolation.
Ninet Tayeb, primarily known as a rock star in Israel, uses her musical background to physicalize Mimi's suppressed rage — watch her hands, always mid-gesture, never arriving.
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