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Mood:
- BleakEmotionalRoughSincereGloomyCaptivatingTense
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Plot:
- Urban Ghetto LifeCrimesLife is a BitchRivalrySocietyTragic HeroUninhibited RivalryVengeance more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignRealism
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- IsraelMiddle EastUrban Ghetto
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedCannes Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- Ensemble CastEpisodicMultiple StoriesNonlinear
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- Based on True Story
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- SeriousRealistic
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Ajami, 2009
Arabic, Hebrew
Germany, Israel
Profile of Ajami
The mood of Ajami is bleak, emotional, and sincere. The plot centers around life in an urban ghetto, themes of life is a bitch, and society. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, Ajami features realism, is nonlinear, and involves multiple stories. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Israel. Ajami happens in contemporary times. It is originally a true story. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed and a Cannes festival winner.
Summary of Ajami
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 live in fear after their uncle foolishly wounds a prominent clan member. Naive young Palestinian refugee Malek works illegally in Israel to help pay for the surgery that will save his mother. Wealthy Palestinian Binj dreams of a bright future with his Jewish girlfriend. And Jewish policeman Dando seeks revenge when his brother is found murdered in the West Bank.
Details
| Language: | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Country: | Germany, Israel |
| Release date: | 9 October 2009 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
Cast and Crew
as Nasri
as Ilham
as Shata
as Abu-Lias
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