Ajami Page #4

Synopsis: Ajami is an area of Jaffa where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians try to live together in an atmosphere that is -to say the least - electric. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from elimination by a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl, Hadir, but marrying her is far from obvious. Malek, an illegal Palestinian worker, tries to collect enough money to pay for his mother's operation. Dando, an Israeli cop, does his utmost to trace his missing brother who may have been killed by Palestinians. Binj, Malek and Omar's Arab friend, suffers from being rejected by other members of his community for mixing with an Israeli girl. All of them will meet violence, most of the time ... with violence.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Production: Kino International
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
124 min
$500,000
Website
135 Views


happened to him.

Did you see anything?

-No.

Dreamt anything?

-No, I didn't.

He's fine, I'm sure.

Why are you so worried?

You're are too big for all these fears.

Stop worrying.

I can't sleep.

Come, dear.

Call him.

I'll call him.

Allah is He besides Whom there is no god,

the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist;

slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep;

whatever is in the heavens

and whatever is in the earth is His;

ho is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission?

He knows what is before them and what is behind them,

and they cannot comprehend anything out of

His knowledge except what He pleases,

His knowledge extends over

the heavens and the earth,

and the preservation of them both tires Him not,

and He is the Most High, the Great.

-Second chapter-

Nablus, Palestinian Territories.

Is everyone here?

Is everyone here?

Who's missing?

Can we go?

Everyone's here.

-Can we go?

"God we ask you to guard and

protect us in this journey"

Okay, guys...

Come on!

Quickly, quickly!

May God protect you.

Take it with you.

Bye.

[Hebrew]

Pops, show me your ID.

I have a driver's license.

This is me. check it.

-Get out of the car.

What for?

-Get out for a second.

May I have it back?

-No. -Thanks. Thanks.

-Entrance to Israel-

Don't they have

work for me?

If they need anyone,

I'll recommend you.

They pay well?

-Yes, They do.

How much?

-They ... I don't...

God will help.

-Is it boiling?

Say "Praise God" and take a bite.

-Praise God!

The lemon can wipe out

the worst germs.

By the time we get to Tel Aviv...

It'll make you die of hunger.

-It just almost killed you.

No. I inhaled some juice.

Open the window, bro.

Dear God Almighty!

-See that circle on top?

Planes land on it.

They come falling on you

from the sky.

Goodbye.

-Take care.

Goodbye. Take care.

Goodbye. Take care.

What's up, Omar?

-What's up, bro?

How are you?

How did you get here?

-In the van. It was tough today.

How are you?

-Praise God, fine.

How's your mother?

-Better, much better now.

Where's Anan?

-Welcome. -Hello.

Thank God you've returned.

How are you?

-Much better.

How's your mother?

-I'm okay because she is.

Praise God.

Come. Come.

Anything to drink?

-Thank you.

Omar, I haven't seen Benji.

Binj?

Yes, Benj.

He didn't come to work.

He got into trouble.

Trouble?

-His brother got into trouble...

with the police.

-Why?

Malek!

Hurry, hurry!

The police are here.

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday!

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Come. sit down.

Sit by me, come.

I didn't forget your birthday.

A week later,

but we'll celebrate today.

Surprised?

-Sure he's surprised.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Scandar Copti

Scandar Copti (born in 1975) is a Palestinian filmmaker, film writer, actor and producer who brings problems of Arabs in Israel territory via video works. more…

All Scandar Copti scripts | Scandar Copti Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Ajami" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/ajami_2376>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.