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Ajami
Ajami

Ajami

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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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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$1331651

Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.023/10

Release Date

29 August 2009

Country

Germany

Cast

Fouad Habash

Fouad Habash

Nasri

Nisrine Rihan

Nisrine Rihan

Ilham

Elias Saba

Elias Saba

Shata

Youssef Sahwani

Youssef Sahwani

Abu-Lias

Abu George Shibli

Abu George Shibli

Sido

Ibrahim Frege

Ibrahim Frege

Malek

Scandar Copti

Scandar Copti

Binj

Shahir Kabaha

Shahir Kabaha

Omar

Hilal Kabob

Hilal Kabob

Anan

Ranin Karim

Ranin Karim

Hadir

Eran Naim

Eran Naim

Dando Ben David

Sigal Harel

Sigal Harel

Dando's sister

Tamar Yerushalmi

Tamar Yerushalmi

Dando's mother

Moshe Yerushalmi

Moshe Yerushalmi

Dando's father

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