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Ajami

Ajami
★ 7.1/10•2009•2h 0m•16•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.

Scandar Copti · Writer

Yaron Shani · Writer

Scandar Copti · Director

Yaron Shani · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageHE
Release DateAug 29, 2009
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$1,331,651

Actors

Fouad Habash

Nasri

Nisrine Rihan

Ilham

Elias Saba

Shata

Youssef Sahwani

Abu-Lias

Abu George Shibli

Sido

Ibrahim Frege

Malek

Scandar Copti

Scandar Copti

Binj

Shahir Kabaha

Shahir Kabaha

Omar

Hilal Kabob

Anan

Ranin Karim

Ranin Karim

Hadir

Eran Naim

Dando Ben David

Sigal Harel

Dando's sister

Tamar Yerushalmi

Dando's mother

Moshe Yerushalmi

Dando's father

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