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29/08/2009 Crime, Drama 2h 0m
70
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Overview

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.

  1. Scandar Copti

    Writer, Director

  2. Yaron Shani

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Fouad Habash

    Nasri

  2. Nisrine Rihan

    Ilham

  3. Elias Saba

    Shata

  4. Youssef Sahwani

    Abu-Lias

  5. Abu George Shibli

    Sido

  6. Ibrahim Frege

    Malek

  7. Scandar Copti

    Binj

  8. Shahir Kabaha

    Omar

  9. Hilal Kabob

    Anan

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Reviews

A review by ACJ
Written by ACJ on 2013-07-06
A fantastically well written, well acted, well directed and well shot film. You barely notice its 2 hr length, as every minute is rich in drama and character. It's not an epic film by any stretch, but it's a significant one - bringing forth an engaging, touching, and at times poetic, story of a part of the World where life has complexities we understand little of. It may not quite match fellow notable Foreign Language Oscar nominees, City Of God, or A Prophet; but it comes very close and has many similarities.
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Status
Released

Original Language
Hebrew

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,331,651.00

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