Ajami (2009)
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
- Yaron Shani
- Scandar Copti
- Yaron Shani
Rating: 7/10 by 79 users
Alternative Title:
Ajami - US
עג'מי - IL
Аджами - RU
Ajami: A City in Conflict - GB
عجمي - PS
Ajami - Stadt der Götter - DE
Σταυροδρόμια της ζωής - GR
Adžami - LT
Adzami - SI
遠離阿雅米 - TW
Bạn Tốt - VN
Country:
Germany
Israel
Language:
العربية
עִבְרִית
Runtime: 02 hour 00 minutes
Budget: $1,000,000
Revenue: $1,331,651
Plot Keyword: tel aviv, israel, racial tension
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 life has complexities we understand little of. It may not quite match fellow notable Foreign Language Oscar nominees, City Of God, or A Prophet; but it comes very close and has many similarities.
