Ajami (2009)
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.
Reviews
| Chris Chang, Ajami, in: Filmcomment, nr. 1 (January/February), 2010 pp. 80 |
| Philip Kemp, Ajami, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 7 (July), 2010 pp. 52 |
| Julian Bauer, Bilder, die Augen öffnen, in: Schnitt, nr. 57, 2010 pp. 47 |
| Ralf Blau, Ajami, in: Cinema (Germany), nr. 382 (März), 2010 pp. 59 |
| Marli Feldvoß, Ajami, in: epd Film, nr. 3, 2010 pp. 49 |
| Hans Messias, Ajami, in: Filmdienst, nr. 5 (4. März), 2010 pp. 27 |