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Ajami

Germany

2009-08-29(IL)
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Crime,
Drama
▪ 2h-0m

70^%

User
Score

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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.

Scandar CoptiWriter
Yaron ShaniWriter
Scandar CoptiDirector
Yaron ShaniDirector
Mosh DanonProducer
Scandar CoptiCo-Producer

Top Billed Cast

Fouad Habash

Nasri

Nisrine Rihan

Ilham

Elias Saba

Shata

Youssef Sahwani

Abu-Lias

Abu George Shibli

Sido

Ibrahim Frege

Malek

Scandar Copti

Binj

Shahir Kabaha

Omar

Hilal Kabob

Anan

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A review by Adam CJ

7.0

Written by Adam CJ on 2021-06-23

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 ...

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