Ajami

עג'מי

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.

Screenplay

Scandar Copti

Screenplay

Yaron Shani

Director

Scandar Copti

Director

Yaron Shani

Status

Released

Release date

29/08/2009

Original language

Hebrew

Budget

US$ 1 M

Box office

US$ 1 M