A fantastically well written, well acted, well directed and well shot film. You barely notice its...
Ajami
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.
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Ajami
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 17, 2009
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Crime, Drama
User Score
71%
Original Title
Ajami
Production Companies
Inosan, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, ARTE, ZDF
Director
Scandar Copti
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$1,331,651
Description
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.