A powerful crime drama set on the streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood -- a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims, and Christians -- and told through the eyes of a cross-section of the city’s inhabitants: a young Israeli fighting a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee working illegally to finance a life-saving surgery; a Jewish police detective obsessed with finding his missing brother; and an affluent Palestinian dreaming of a future with his Jewish girlfriend. As their stories intersect -- and the film’s narrative shifts back and forth in time --we witness a dramatic collision of different worlds and the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.
“Emotionally mesmerizing.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“A remarkable accomplishment, a swirling, choral sea of humanity that forces us to confront that a man who does terrible things can also be a loving father who gives his infant daughter a bath.” (Salon.com)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
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Film Information
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Directed By
Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani
Starring
Fouad Habash
Nisrine Rihan
Elias Saba
Youssef Sahwani
Abu George Shibli
Ibrahim Frege
Scandar Copti
Shahir Kabaha
Hilal Kabob
Ranin Karim
Eran Naim
Running Time
120 minutes
Distributor
Kino International
Country of Origin
Germany/Israel
Language
Arabic & Hebrew with English subtitles
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