Ajami is a 2009 Israeli Arab drama film set in the Ajami neighborhood of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. The plot revolves around the interconnected lives of Arabs, Palestinians, Jews, and Christians living in a tense atmosphere. It follows the struggles of characters such as Omar, who seeks to protect his family from extortionists, Malek, an illegal Palestinian worker, and Dando, an Israeli cop searching for his missing brother.