Jaffa 2009
6.9 / 10
Jaffa
In the city of Jaffa; a young girl plans to run away with her secret lover, when a tragedy forever changes the course of their lives. Jaffa is a mixed Arabic - Jewish seaside city near Tel Aviv, where Reuven Wolf (Moni Moshonov) has a garage for repairing cars. His wife Ossi (Ronit Elkabetz), a vain, self-centered woman, just makes everybody's life difficult. The couple's daughter, Mali Wolf (Dana Ivgy), has secretly fallen in love with her childhood friend, the young Toufik (newcomer Mahmud Shalaby), a hard-working youth who has come as a helping hand to his Israeli-Arab father Hassan, a long-time mechanic working for Reuven.
In the city of Jaffa; a young girl plans to run away with her secret lover, when a tragedy forever changes the course of their lives. Jaffa is a mixed Arabic - Jewish seaside city near Tel Aviv, where Reuven Wolf (Moni Moshonov) has a garage for repairing cars. His wife Ossi (Ronit Elkabetz), a vain, self-centered woman, just makes everybody's life difficult. The couple's daughter, Mali Wolf (Dana Ivgy), has secretly fallen in love with her childhood friend, the young Toufik (newcomer Mahmud Shalaby), a hard-working youth who has come as a helping hand to his Israeli-Arab father Hassan, a long-time mechanic working for Reuven.
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... Mali Wolf
... Reuven Wolf
... Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf
... Hassan
... Meir Wolf
... Shiran Wolf
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Release Date:
Jun 10, 2009 (France,Germany,Israel)
Run Time:
1hr 46`
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Original Language:
Hebrew
Production Countries:
France,Germany,Israel
Status:
Released
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Jaffa - Jaffa
Directors & Credit Writers
KY
Keren Yedaya... Director
Cast
... Mali Wolf
... Reuven Wolf
... Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf
... Hassan
... Meir Wolf
... Shiran Wolf
... Naima
SZ
Suma Zenabh... Evtesam
DB
Dalia Beger... Aunt Suzi
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