Jaffa (2009)

Original title

כלת הים

Directed by

Keren Yedaya

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Israeli woman becomes romantically involved with a Palestinian mechanic who works in her family's garage. Their secret relationship navigates the tensions of their families and the larger political conflict in their divided city of Jaffa.

tensemelancholicslow-burngroundedfamily-drivenemotionally heavyunderstated

What happens

Jaffa (alternative name in Hebrew כלת הים transliteration Kalat Hayam, in Arabic عروس البحر transliteration "Arous el Bahr" both Hebrew and Arabic meaning "the bride of the sea") is a 2009 Israeli film directed by Keren Yedaya. A joint Israeli, French and German production, it was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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