Release Year:
2009MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.4 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
September 24, 2012Ajami
When their uncle wounds an important clan member, 13-year-old Nasri (Fouad Habash) and his older brother, Omar (Shahir Kabaha), fear he has put their whole family in terrible danger in this moving, Oscar-nominated drama set on the West Bank. A truce is arranged, but Omar must start selling drugs to pay the fine he now owes. Meanwhile, a number of other locals struggle to negotiate the political and social tinderbox of Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood.
Cast Summary:
Scandar Copti, Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani, Abu George Shibli, Ibrahim Frege, Shahir Kabaha, Hilal Kabob, Ranin Karim