Jaffa

Drama / Israel, France and Germany / 105 minutes / 2009 Hebrew with English Subtitles Mali and Toufik (a Palestinian) have grown up together in Mali's father's car repair shop, where Toufik's father, Hussein, has worked for many years. Hiding the fact that they are secretly in love and that Mali is pregnant, they are preparing to elope. On the day of their planned departure, conflict erupts between Toufik and Mali's brother, Meir, a lazy, sullen and resentful young man who takes out his aggressive, jealous, and racist feelings on the hard-working and faithful Toufik and his father. This confrontation leads to violence, with tragic results. You will share Mali's agony as she ultimately faces the impossible choice between family loyalty and the man she love