Ajami (2009) | StreamScapeX

2009
2h
Crime
Drama

7.1TMDB(97)

Overview

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.

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Awards
Won the Ophir Award for best feature film (2009)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2010)
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Box office
Grossed $1.33M worldwide, about 1.3 times its $1M budget
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Setting
Set in Ajami
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
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Details

Directors: Yaron Shani
Scandar Copti
Writers: Yaron ShaniWriter
Scandar CoptiWriter
Original title: עג'מי
Status: Released
Release date: August 29, 2009
Original language: Hebrew
Budget: $1M
Revenue: $1.3M
Countries: Germany, Israel

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