"Ajami" (2009) is titled after a neighborhood in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv−Jaffa that is a point of tension where cultural tectonic plates of Muslim, Christian and Jewish people meet. To experience ...

The fact that first-time co-directors Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani used a mostly nonprofessional cast and shot "Ajami" on location, sometimes without a script, gives their film a raw, realistic power ...

LONDON — “Ajami,” co-directed by Israeli Yaron Shani and Palestinian Scandar Copti, was the big winner at the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards, taking home the best film, director, editing and ...

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The 2009 movie will screen as part of a contemporary Arab film series called CinemaNA The 2009 Arab film Ajami, which was nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category, ...