Ajami

Ajami is a bold crime drama set on the streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood, where Jews, Muslims, and Christians all live, and is told by a cross section of residents. The film was co-directed and co-scripted by Scandar Copti, who calls himself a “Palestinian citizen of the Israeli state” and by Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew.

Year: 2009

Time: 2 hours

Watch the film’s trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6M-ng9XLyU&ab_channel=VertigoReleasing

Watch and purchase the film here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ajami&i=movies-tv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_amazon-20&ref=imdbref_tt_wbr_amazon

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