Release Date
February 3, 2010 (NY)
DVD Release Date
August 24, 2010 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Writer
Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Cast
Shahir Kabaha, Ibrahim Frege, Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Youssef Sahwani, Ranin Karim, Eran Naim, Scandar Copti
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Not Rated
Israel's submission to this year's Oscars: a searing directorial debut by Israeli and Palestinian co-directors whose location filming, use of nonprofessional actors and balanced perspective lend a palpable authenticity to a complex, cross-cultural drama.
The film is set in Jaffa's multi-ethnic Ajami neighborhood, home to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The repercussions of a revenge killing reveal the cultural and religious tensions simmering beneath the surface: two young brothers fear assassination after their uncle wounds a local... Full synopsis »
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