dramatic situations were improvised, and then filmed the story in sequence without using a traditional script. Not surprisingly, what resulted feels notably grounded in reality. Another reason for ...

Film Critic — The last thing you see in “Ajami” should be the first thing on your mind about this compelling new film from Israel. That would be the closing credits, written in both Hebrew and Arabic, ...

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 last thing you see in “Ajami” should be the first thing on your mind about this compelling new film from Israel. That would be the closing credits, written in both Hebrew and Arabic, separate but ...

THE Israeli movie industry, once a sorry mix of ethnic melodrama and soldier slapstick, has come distinctly into its own in the past decade with a crop of admired writers, directors and actors. For ...

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 ...