Jaffa

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Keren Yedaya

Writers

Keren Yedaya, Illa Ben Porat

Language

Hebrew (modern)

Country

Germany, France, Israel

Release date

10 June 2009

Ensemble

Cast

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  Dana Ivgy

  Mali Wolf

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  Moni Moshonov

  Reuven Wolf

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  Ronit Elkabetz

  Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf

• Hussein Yassin Mahajne

  Hassan

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  Roy Assaf

  Meir Wolf

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  Lili Ivgy

  Shiran Wolf

• Zenabh Mahrab

  Naima

• Suma Zenabh

  Evtesam

• Dalia Beger

  Aunt Suzi

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  Mahmoud Shalaby