Tuesday, September 7, 2010
AJAMI
(NR) 120min
[in Arabic & Hebrew with subtitles]
May 4 - 6, 5:30 8:00
This unconventional and relevant Oscar-nominated foreign language film, co-written and co-directed by an Israeli (Yaron Shani) and a Palestinian (Scandar Copti), layers several stories into a dramatic collision of different worlds bearing the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors. A powerful crime drama set in a multi-ethnic suburban Tel Aviv neighborhood interweaves conflict not only between Jews and Arabs, but also Christians and Muslims, rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old. Revenge, death, drugs and star-crossed love combine in the confusion started by a bungled revenge drive-by shooting. A young Israeli fights a criminal vendetta against his family; a Palestinian refugee works illegally to finance a life-saving surgery, a Jewish police detective obsesses with finding his missing brother, and an affluent Palestinian dreams of a future with his Jewish girlfriend.