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JAFFA

Wednesday, March 17, 9:15 PM at SIFF CINEMA AT MCCAW HALL

About the Film

The tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet is blended with a classic Egyptian melodrama and relocated to a modern-day port city that is home to Muslims, Jews and Christians in the film JAFFA. Mali (Dana Ivgy), a young Jewish woman is having a secret relationship with Taufik (Mahmoud Shalaby), the Arab mechanic working in her father's garage. After discovering that she is pregnant, the couple decide to run away together despite mounting tensions between Taufik and Mali's racist brother. When tragedy strikes hours before their escape, it shatters both the years of trust they have developed and the symbolic promise of Jews and Arabs living together, not only in peace but in romantic bliss.

With a star-studded cast, led by Ronit Elkabetz (Or, The Band's Visit) who won numerous awards at the Cannes Film Festival for her 2004 film Or, and veteran Moni Moshonov (Two Lovers), the characters of JAFFA are vividly brought to life in this insightful portrait of the complexities of contemporary multi-ethnic Israel. Warning: mature situations.

PRINT SOURCE: REZO | World Sales

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EMAIL: festival@rezofilms.com

CONTACT:

Nanxi CHENG, Festival Manager

Sponsors

CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL
COMMUNITY PARTNER: Israel Unplugged, The Jewish Federation’s Community Trip to Israel and J-Connect.