France / May 22, 2009 / Cannes Film Festival
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shahir Kabaha | Omar |
| Hilal Kabob | Anan |
| Ranin Karim | Hadir |
| Eran Naim | Dando Ben David |
| Sigal Harel | Dando's sister |
| Tamar Yerushalmi | Dando's mother |
| Moshe Yerushalmi | Dando's father |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | עג'מי |
| Original language | עִבְרִית (HE) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, עִבְרִית |
| Production countries | Germany, Israel |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Inosan, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, ARTE, ZDF |
| Official site | kino.com |
| Release date | 29 agosto 2009 |
| Executive producer | James Richardson |
| Production | Mosh Danon, Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Rupert Preston, Thanassis Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler, Allan Niblo, Zehava Shekel |
| Writer | Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani |
| Editing | Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti |
| Cinematography | Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov |
| Assistant directors | Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani |
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| Budget | 1.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.331.651 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 2009 / Toronto International Film Festival
Finland / Sep 24, 2009 / Helsinki International Film Festival
United States / Oct 09, 2009 / Hamptons International Film Festival
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Belgium / Oct 13, 2009 / Gent International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 21, 2009 / BFI London Film Festival
Germany / Nov 05, 2009 / Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
Greece / Nov 19, 2009 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong / Mar 22, 2010 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Argentina / Apr 08, 2010 / Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Limited release
United States / Feb 03, 2010
Theatrical release
France / Aug 29, 2009 / Gindou Cinéma
Israel / Sep 17, 2009
Greece / Feb 11, 2010
Germany / Mar 11, 2010 / 16
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Belgium / Mar 24, 2010
Spain / Mar 26, 2010
Hungary / Apr 01, 2010
Physical media
Greece / Aug 25, 2010 / DVD
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