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.
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Cast
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Dana Ivgy
Mali Wolf
Known for
Zero Motivation
Moni Moshonov
Reuven Wolf
Known for
The Spy
Two Lovers
Ronit Elkabetz
Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
The Band's Visit
Hussein Yassin Mahajne
Hassan
Also in
Thirst
Villa Touma
Roy Assaf
Meir Wolf
Known for
The Assassin Next Door
Lili Ivgy
Shiran Wolf
Also in
Palmach
Zenabh Mahrab
Naima
No other roles listed
Suma Zenabh
Evtesam
No other roles listed
Dalia Beger
Aunt Suzi
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Mahmoud Shalaby
Known for
In Between
The Other Son
Keren Yedaya Director · Illa Ben Porat Writer Shushan Composer
United States release October 11, 2009 · Produced in France, Germany, Israel · Languages Arabic, Hebrew
Production
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Production
Bizibi
Production
Transfax Film Productions
Production
Rohfilm
Production
Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project
Production
Keshet Broadcasting
Production
Canal+
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Keshet Media Group
Production
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Production
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
Production
France · Germany · Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
כלת הים
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Hebrew
Release dates
France · May 16, 2009
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 11, 2009
Limited theatrical · Hamptons International Film Festival
Brazil
September 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
France
June 10, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
August 12, 2010 · Theatrical
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