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 ...

The Israeli film “Ajami” has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. At an announcement ceremony Tuesday morning, nominees for best foreign language film included Germany’s “The ...

A film about crime and violence near Tel Aviv has been named Israel’s official selection for next year’s Academy Awards. “Ajami,” a drama set among cops and criminals in the mixed Arab and Jewish city ...

Whether you’re a critic of Israelis or Arabs, the film Ajami has something for everyone. Amid its dark twists and turns, one thing that Israel’s 2010 Oscar nominee doesn’t do is put the blame for the ...

A contemporary crime drama edged with Greek tragedy, Ajami is an untidy, despairing, oddly exhilarating joint venture by writer-directors Scandar Copti, an Israeli Arab, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli ...

“Ajami” gets right to the tragic heart of the matter. Before the viewer knows what or whom he’s watching, a young boy is gunned down in the middle of a city street in broad daylight. Though a ...

JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) - When the directors yelled "Action!" on the set of Israeli film "Ajami," none of the actors had prepared lines or knew exactly what was expected in their scenes. Most of them ...

An Oscar nominee for best foreign-language film, Israel's 'Ajami', is a tragic, yet realistic, pointer to the multi-layered conflict of Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. 'Ajami' starts as a ...

Lost in all the international debate on the Israeli-Palestinian question is the fact that Israel has become a complex multicultural society. No film makes that more evident than Ajami—Israel’s strong ...

"Ajami," Israel's nominee for this year's Best Foreign Film Academy Award, is a string of intersecting narratives, shifting through time, leaving the audience rapt, heartbroken, elated and horrified.

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