Jaffa (2009)

In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik ... See full summary »

Director:

Keren Yedaya

Writers:

Illa Ben Porat (collaboration), Keren Yedaya

Stars:

Dana Ivgy, Moni Moshonov, Ronit Elkabetz

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dana Ivgy	...	Mali Wolf
Moni Moshonov	...	Reuven Wolf
Ronit Elkabetz	...	Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf
Mahmud Shalaby	...	Toufik
Hussein Yassin Mahajne	...	Hassan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nahman Ashkenazi	...	Le client du garage
Roy Assaf	...	Meir Wolf (as Ro'i Asaf)
Dalia Beger	...	Aunt Suzi
Amir Bushari	...	Le 2ème frère d'Ossi
Moris Cohen	...	Le 1er frère d'Ossi (as Morris Cohen)
Lizi Goren	...	La soeur de Reuven
Solita Hadad	...	La mère d'Ossi
Lili Ivgy	...	Shiran Wolf
Derald Liddawi	...	Le 1er frère de Toufik
Zenabh Mahrab	...	Naima

Storyline

In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers are secretly making their wedding arrangements, tension builds between Meir and Toufik.

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Plot Keywords:

family dinner | giving birth | defy authority | jewish arab conflict | running away from home | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Rezo Films [fr]

Country:

Germany Israel France

Language:

Hebrew Arabic

Release Date:

10 June 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

I nyfi tis thalassas

Filming Locations:

Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bizibi, Transfax Film Productions, Rohfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ronit Elkabetz and Dana Ivgy also played mother and daughter in Keren Yedaya's previous movie Or.

User Reviews

Family secrets: they happen everywhere

For once let's just separate the politics from the movie reviews for once when reviewing titles from anywhere in the middle east or war zones. This is a typical love story as they are made all over the world and.... boy is it worth watching.

When the spoiled and jealous son of Reuvens body shop/garage provokes one of the mechanics Toufik one time to many all lives involved are forced to change. Toufik and the daughter of the owner Mali have their own secrets and over time things can no longer be hidden.

It's a solid love story, drama. Well acted, well done. No big political issues or statements here. Just a very solid drama, well told, well acted with likable characters. Thats good enough already without political statement.