24 Oct 1972
Short Walk to Daylight
Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.
Ajami
Ajami is an area of Tel Aviv in Israel where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians live together in a tense atmosphere. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl: Hadir. 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 find his missing brother who may have been killed by Palestinians.
Top Billed Cast
Fouad Habash Nasri
Nisrine Rihan Ilham
Elias Saba Shata
Youssef Sahwani Abu-Lias
Abu George Shibli Sido
Ibrahim Frege Malek
Shahir Kabaha Omar
Hilal Kabob Anan
Ranin Karim Hadir
Eran Naim Dando Ben David
Sigal Harel Dando's sister
Tamar Yerushalmi Dando's mother
Moshe Yerushalmi Dando's father
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