Product Description

Shakespearian in its scope and themes - revenge, loyalty, hope and despair - Ajami draws us into the lives of two brothers fearing assassination; a young refugee working illegally to cover his mother's medical expenses; a cop obsessed with finding his missing brother. Through this dramatic collision of different worlds, we witness cultural and religious tensions simmering beneath the surface and the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #173460 in DVD
• Brand: Kino International
• Released on: 2010-08-24
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: Arabic
• Subtitled in: English
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 120 minutes

Features

• AJAMI BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)

Review
An enormously important film A contemporary crime drama edged with Greek tragedy teems with life. --The Village Voice

One of the pleasures of Ajami, a tough and in many ways unsparing movie, is its deep immersion in the beats and melodies of everyday life in Jaffa and beyond... Some of the scenes, as they unwind slowly and take surprising turns, have the rough, surprising rhythm of a documentary. At the same time, though, the film has an ingenious and carefully worked-out structure. Dividing their story into chapters that are presented out of chronological order, the filmmakers embrace the multi-stranded, decentered narrative strategy that has become one of the prevalent conventions of contemporary world cinema. There are no coincidences, only hidden connections among apparently random events, some of which happen more than once so that the deeper patterns can be revealed. --The New York Times