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AJAMI | Tacoma
Thursday, March 25, 7:00 PM at
Director(s):
Country: Israel
Year: 2009
Length: 120 MINUTES
Format: DVD | Feature | Additional Countries: Germany
Language: Arabic & Hebrew w/subtitles
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About the Film
Breaking News! AJAMI was just nominated for an Academy Award! AJAMI is a gritty, urban crime drama that tells the interwoven stories of Jewish, Muslim and Christian neighbors living in bloody disharmony in Israel's impoverished Jaffa neighborhood. The sweeping cast of characters - illegal workers, gangs, drug dealers, revenge squads, corrupt police, clandestine lovers - are all vividly portrayed by non-professional actors from Jaffa. Their disparate stories are tied together by a revenge killing and drug deal gone bad. The film shuttles back and forth through time with interlocking events witnessed by different characters, shifting audience perceptions and responses. AJAMI was co-written, directed & edited by a Jewish Israeli, Yaron Shani, and a Palestinian Christian, Scandar Copti, chronically over the course of 8 years. Winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film and short-listed for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language category. Warning: some violence, criminal and drug themes. All tickets $11. No discounts. FREE access with SJFF Ticket to WSHS Museum Galleries before the film.ADVANCE SALES FOR THE TACOMA SCREENING HAVE NOW ENDED. THERE ARE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. ($11 DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM)
LISTEN: All Things Considered interview with co-directors Shani & Copti.
PRINT SOURCE: Kino International
WEBSITE: www.kino.com
PHONE: (212) 629-6880
CONTACT:
Gary Palmieri, gpalmucci@kino.comKate Brokaw, kbrokaw@kino.com
FILMS: Beaufort, One Day You Will Understand
(Plus Tard, Tu Comprendras), AJAMI, AJAMI | Tacoma
Sponsors
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL
Community Partner: Consulate General of Germany, StandWithUs NW & Temple Beth El, Tacoma
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