Ajami

2009 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 6,654 VOTES · DIR. Yaron Shani, Scandar Copti

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,670 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:54 [Arabic] I know I can feel what is about to happen
00:06:50 Come on, bro.
00:12:16 I went... -Where were you?
00:16:53 Did you talk to your uncle?
00:22:22 If we are strong, no one can hurt us.
00:27:33 and whatever is in the earth is His;
00:32:58 Look who it is.
00:38:03 What are you doing here?!
00:41:19 May you know only happiness.
00:47:03 I saw 3 men. One looked in the window
00:52:30 and I told you that they make noise once a year...
00:56:45 Close your eyes.
01:00:56 Question is where you get them. -Fucking...
01:05:05 Your wife is here? -Everyone's here.
01:09:13 A civilian here claims that he's the missing soldier's brother. Copy?
01:14:05 Si, si, si...
01:18:42 [Hebrew] Who are you? -I'm his son.
01:22:37 He's not...
01:26:43 Found anything?
01:34:11 Okay, sir, that's enough!
01:39:17 Dad, I did nothing. -In front of me?
01:43:52 Did he hang up? -Yes, he said "bye".
01:47:40 He's picking me up at 4:30.
01:52:11 Don't be coward.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,670
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line01:52:11

Production Record

DirectorYaron Shani, Scandar Copti
LanguageHebrew
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$1,331,651
IMDb votes6,654