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Ajami (2009)

7.1/10 2h 0m Aug 29, 2009
Crime Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title עג'מי
Original Language HE
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $1,331,651
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

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Fouad Habash
Nasri
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Nisrine Rihan" class="cast-photo">
Nisrine Rihan
Ilham
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Elias Saba" class="cast-photo">
Elias Saba
Shata
Popularity: 0.1
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Youssef Sahwani
Abu-Lias
Popularity: 0.0
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Abu George Shibli
Sido
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Ibrahim Frege" class="cast-photo">
Ibrahim Frege
Malek
Popularity: 0.1
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Scandar Copti
Binj
Popularity: 0.2
Shahir Kabaha
Shahir Kabaha
Omar
Popularity: 0.1
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Hilal Kabob
Anan
Popularity: 0.1
Ranin Karim
Ranin Karim
Hadir
Popularity: 0.1
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Eran Naim
Dando Ben David
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Sigal Harel" class="cast-photo">
Sigal Harel
Dando's sister
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Writer Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Director Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti
Producer Mosh Danon, Thanassis Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler
Executive Producer James Richardson
Cinematography Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Editor Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

Production

Inosan
IL
Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
DE
ARTE
DE
ZDF
DE

Videos & Trailers

Official Trailer
Official Trailer
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Official International Trailer
Official International Trailer
Trailer

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Keywords

tel aviv, israel racial tension

Reviews from TMDB

Adam CJ 7/10
Jul 6, 2013

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 29, 2009
Runtime 2h 0m
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $1,331,651
Language HE
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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