2009 Movie
Out of catalog
Dir. Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani · Germany, Israel · Arabic, he
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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.
"A rare film that will force you to confront your own prejudices."
— Matt Bochenski
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"Its sense of ambiance, most apparent during scenes of simple conversation between characters, more than compensates for the cinematic overdetermination."
— Chris Chang