Ajami (2009)

  • NR
  • 10/09/2009 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 2h

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 Copti

Writer, Director

Yaron Shani

Writer, Director

Cast

Fouad Habash's headshot

Fouad Habash

Nasri
Nisrine Rihan's headshot

Nisrine Rihan

Ilham
Elias Saba's headshot

Elias Saba

Shata
Youssef Sahwani's headshot

Youssef Sahwani

Abu-Lias
Abu George Shibli's headshot

Abu George Shibli

Sido
Ibrahim Frege's headshot

Ibrahim Frege

Malek
Scandar Copti's headshot

Scandar Copti

Binj
Shahir Kabaha's headshot

Shahir Kabaha

Omar

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