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Ajami

עג'מי

2009

In a tense, mixed neighborhood of Jaffa where Arabs, Jews, and Christians live uneasily side by side, several interlocking stories of feud, love, and desperation spiral toward violence. A raw, mosaic-like crime drama.

Why it’s here

A Hebrew/Arabic Israeli crime drama rooted in the multiethnic Ajami neighborhood of Jaffa.

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