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Ajami will be at the Oscars in 2010

Scandar Copti (left) and Yaron Shani

Scandar Copti (left) and Yaron Shani

Last night, Saturday 26th, (in Haifa) the movie Ajami, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, took all (!!) the top-awards at the Israeli Ophir Awards ceremony. They beat their big rival Lebanon by Shmuel Maoz on all levels.
Ajami about a neighborhood in Yafo, south of the Old City, received awards for: Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Director and Best movie of 2009!
Scandar, Yaron and the rest of the cast and crew: Mazzal Tov!
Ajami will represent the Israeli cinema, next year, at the Oscars.

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2 Responses to "Ajami will be at the Oscars in 2010"

  1. Loretta says:

    Please let me know if this movie is available for sale in DVD. My 91 year old mother has been trying to locate it after reading about it in the New Yorker.

    THANK YOU.

    Loretta Stevens

    1. Frits says:

      Dear Loretta,
      “AJAMI” , a FANTASTIC movie,is not yet on DvD,so no sale(:
      This coming Tuesday,February the 2nd, we will know if AJAMI (they reached the last 9, last week) will be one of the 5 nominies for a Foreign Film Oscar Award!! WE KEEP OUR FINGERSXXX

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