Ajami
Sign in to save2009 film by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Film · TMDB
7.0Ajami 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.
Released: 2009-08-29120 minDir: Yaron ShaniCrime, Drama
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.2/10
6,684 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
82/100
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 March 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Main subject
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Creator
- Scandar Copti
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Yaron Shani
- Screenwriter
- Yaron Shani
- Narrative location
- Ajami