Ajami (2009)
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.
Directors: Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti.
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Fouad Habash as Nasri |
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Nisrine Rihan as Ilham |
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Elias Saba as Shata |
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Youssef Sahwani as Abu-Lias |
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Abu George Shibli as Sido |
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Ibrahim Frege as Malek |
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Scandar Copti as Binj |
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Shahir Kabaha as Omar |
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Hilal Kabob as Anan |
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Ranin Karim as Hadir |
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Eran Naim as Dando Ben David |
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Sigal Harel as Dando's sister |
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Tamar Yerushalmi as Dando's mother |
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Moshe Yerushalmi as Dando's father |
| Writing | Yaron Shani | Writer |
| Directing | Yaron Shani | Director |
| Directing | Scandar Copti | Director |
| Writing | Scandar Copti | Writer |
| Production | Mosh Danon | Producer |
| Production | James Richardson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scandar Copti | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov | Cinematography |
| Production | Talia Kleinhendler | Producer |
| Editing | Yaron Shani | Editor |
| Production | Rupert Preston | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Scandar Copti | Editor |
| Production | Yaron Shani | Co-Producer |
| Production | Zehava Shekel | Line Producer |
| Production | Allan Niblo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thanassis Karathanos | Producer |