Crime ·Drama · Germany · 2009 · 2h 0m

Ajami

עג'מי

Director

Cast

Fouad Habash as Nasri Nisrine Rihan as Ilham Elias Saba as Shata Youssef Sahwani as Abu-Lias Abu George Shibli as Sido Ibrahim Frege as Malek

Crew

Yaron Shani — Editor Scandar Copti — Editor Scandar Copti — Writer Yaron Shani — Writer Mosh Danon — Producer Thanassis Karathanos — Producer

Synopsis

Ajami is an area of Tel Aviv in Israel where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians live together in a tense atmosphere. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl: Hadir. Malek, an illegal Palestinian worker, tries to collect enough money to pay for his mother's operation. Dando, an Israeli cop, does his utmost to find his missing brother who may have been killed by Palestinians.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

tel aviv, israel racial tension

Key Collaborators

Scandar Copti Director Yaron Shani Director Yaron Shani Editor Scandar Copti Editor Scandar Copti Writer Yaron Shani Writer Mosh Danon Producer Thanassis Karathanos Producer Talia Kleinhendler Producer

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