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.
Facts
Awards
Ophir Award for best feature film
Setting
Ajami
Original language
Arabic, Hebrew
Trailer
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2010 academy_award
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2010 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2009 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2009 generic
