Ajami Synopsis
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.
Ajami (2009) is a crime and drama film directed by Scandar Copti, released on August 29, 2009 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba and Youssef Sahwani. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 97 ratings.
- Director:
- Scandar Copti
- Writers:
- Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
- Producers:
- Mosh Danon, Thanassis Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler
- Production:
- Inosan, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, ARTE, ZDF
- Budget:
- $1,000,000
- Revenue:
- $1,331,651
- Status:
- Released