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Cast
Fouad Habash | ... |
Nasri
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Nisrin Siksik | ... |
Ilham
(as Nisrine Rihan)
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Elias Saba | ... |
Shata
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Youssef Sahwani | ... |
Abu-Lias
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Abu George Shibli | ... |
Sido
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Ibrahim Frege | ... |
Malek
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Scandar Copti | ... |
Binj
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Shahir Kabaha | ... |
Omar
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Hilal Kaboub | ... |
Anan
(as Hilal Kabob)
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Ranin Karim | ... |
Hadir
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Eran Naim | ... |
Dando Ben David
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Sigal Harel | ... |
Dando's sister
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Tamar Yerushalmi | ... |
Dando's mother
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Moshe Yerushalmi | ... |
Dando's father
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Dana Abed | ... |
Hasna
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Ghassan Ashkar |
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Tony Copti | ... |
Abed Salem
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Directed by
Scandar Copti | ||
Yaron Shani |
Written by
Scandar Copti | ... | (writer) |
Yaron Shani | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Scandar Copti | ... | co-producer |
Moshe Danon | ... | producer |
Thanassis Karathanos | ... | producer |
Talia Kleinhendler | ... | producer |
Allan Niblo | ... | co-producer |
Rupert Preston | ... | co-producer |
James Richardson | ... | executive producer |
Yaron Shani | ... | co-producer |
Zehava Shekel | ... | line producer |
Cinematography by
Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov |
Editing by
Scandar Copti | ||
Yaron Shani |
Editorial Department
Kobi Cohen | ... | post-production assistant |
Bernie Greiner | ... | colorist |
Vitali Krivich | ... | picture assistant |
Vessela Martschewski | ... | additional editor |
Omri Peled | ... | di assistant / picture assistant |
Michael Reuter | ... | post-production supervisor |
Art Direction by
Yoav Sinai |
Makeup Department
Esther Ben-Noon | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
Tony Copti | ... | production manager |
Rebekka Garrido | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doron Ofer | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Michael Rozanov | ... | illustrator (as Mysh) |
Salim Shehade | ... | set decoration designer |
Ben Shmaya | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Itai Elohev | ... | sound recordist |
Erez Eyni Shavit | ... | dialogue editor (as Erez Eini-Shavit) |
Shahar Moshe | ... | boom operator |
Günther Röhn | ... | foley artist |
Matthias Schwab | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kuen-Il Song | ... | foley editor |
Markus Stemler | ... | sound editor |
Marcus Sujata | ... | foley mixer |
Kai Tebbel | ... | supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
Bashir Abu Rabi'a | ... | special effects |
Sassi Franco | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Florian Obrecht | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
Alex Osmolovsky | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Dima Osmolovsky | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ran Aviad | ... | cameraman (as Ran Avi'ad) |
Dror Zinman | ... | gaffer |
Location Management
Tony Copti | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Rabih Boukhari | ... | composer: additional music |
Watan Elkassem | ... | music consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
Asaf Tzipor | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
Julie Duteil | ... | subtitles: original version with French subtitles |
Undine Filter | ... | business affairs staff |
Tony Greenman | ... | legal services |
François Guerrar | ... | press attache: France |
Martin Hampel | ... | production coordinator |
Laura Strack | ... | post production assistant |
Charlotte Tourret | ... | press attache: France (redux version) |
Joana Vogdt | ... | assistant to producer |
Maria Vogel | ... | post production assistant |
Thanks
Sonia Heinen | ... | thanks |
Karl Marmgartner | ... | thanks |
Michael Weber | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Inosan productions
- Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH
- ARTE
- Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding)
- Vertigo Films
- World Cinema Fund (funding)
Distributors
- Filmarti (2010) (Turkey)
- Ad Vitam Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- AmaFilms (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kino International (2010) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Primer Plano Film Group (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- The Match Factory (2009) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2011) (Poland)
- BBC Four (2012) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Canana Films (2010) (Mexico)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Vertigo Films (2009) (United Kingdom)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Karen Fried & Associates (publicity)
- TVS-Titra Film (French subtitles)
- The Post Republic (DI Services)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Ajami is an area of Jaffa where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians try to live together in an atmosphere that is -to say the least - electric. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from elimination by a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl, Hadir, but marrying her is far from obvious. 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 trace his missing brother who may have been killed by Palestinians. Binj, Malek and Omar's Arab friend, suffers from being rejected by other members of his community for mixing with an Israeli girl. All of them will meet violence, most of the time ... with violence. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Most of the scenes in this film are improvised. Often the actors didn't even know what's going to happen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Valentine's Day/Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief/The Wolfman/Ajami (2010). See more » |
Quotes |
Dando Ben David:
A guy was murdered in Jaffe. The whole department worked 24 hours nonstop. I haven't slept, because the kids drove me nuts. Bless their hearts. See more » |