Ajami

Germany, Israel

2009

120 Min

Color

1.85:1

Arabic, Hebrew

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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DIR Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

PROD Moshe Danon, Thanassis Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler

SCR Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

CAST Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani, Abu George Shibli, Ibrahim Frege, Scandar Copti, Shahir Kabaha, Hilal Kabob, Ranin Karim, Eran Naim

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs): Caméra d'Or - Special Mention, Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema), Edinburgh (World Cinema), AFI FEST, Transilvania (Focus Israel), BAFICI (International Competition)

Synopsis

Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood is a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians. Sensitive 13-year-old Nasri and his older brother Omar live in fear when their entire family is in danger after their uncle foolishly wounds a prominent clan member. Naive young Palestinian refugee Malek works illegally in Israel to help finance the surgery that will save his mother’s life. Affluent Palestinian Binj dreams of a bright future with his Jewish girlfriend. Jewish policeman Dando becomes obsessed with revenge when his brother is found dead in the West Bank. —Directors’ Fortnight

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Michael Harbour

13Jan12

A bit of "Crash" (and it's ilk). A bit of "Pulp Fiction". A bit too long with not quite a big enough payoff for the time invested.

megancatherine

14Aug11

Beautifully shot and rendered. Without focusing on the aspect of picking sides or portraying one particular group as perpetrator or victim, this film explores the complications of the problem at hand - most importantly, at the level to which it affects people.