Ajami (2009)
Directed by Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti · 120 min · Crime, Drama
35.8 TOPICAL score · #3,027 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Ajami (2009, directed by Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti) has a TOPICAL score of 35.8 - ranked 3,027 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Ophir Award for best feature film. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (97 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (97 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Ophir Award for best feature film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read1,209 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani