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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic82/100
97 audience votes
Key crew
- Scandar CoptiWriter
- Yaron ShaniWriter
- Yaron ShaniDirector
- Scandar CoptiDirector
Cast
- Fouad HabashNasri
- Nisrine RihanIlham
- Elias SabaShata
- Youssef SahwaniAbu-Lias
- Abu George ShibliSido
- Ibrahim FregeMalek
- Scandar CoptiBinj
- Shahir KabahaOmar
- Hilal KabobAnan
- Ranin KarimHadir
- Eran NaimDando Ben David
- Sigal HarelDando's sister
Stills
Themes
tel aviv, israelracial tension