Ajami
2009, Film, 124 min, Crime, Drama, Hebrew, Israel, MoviePedia score 69
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.
Directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Cast
- Fouad Habash as Nasri
- Nisrin Siksik as Ilham
- Elias Saba as Shata
- Youssef Sahwani as Abu-Lias
- Abu George Shibli as Sido
- Ibrahim Frege as Malek
- Scandar Copti as Binj
- Shahir Kabaha as Omar
- Hilal Kaboub as Anan
- Ranin Karim as Hadir
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