Jaffa (2009)
Drama
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: Illa Ben Porat, Keren Yedaya
The Cast
Dana Ivgy
Mali Wolf
Moni Moshonov
Reuven Wolf
Ronit Elkabetz
Osnat 'Ossi' Wolf
Hussein Yassin Mahajne
Hassan
Roy Assaf
Meir Wolf
Lili Ivgy
Shiran Wolf
Zenabh Mahrab
Naima
Suma Zenabh
Evtesam
Dalia Beger
Aunt Suzi
Mahmoud Shalaby
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