The movie has five loosely tied chapters (i.e. plots) and it makes use of a recurring theme of bringing those five chapters together in the climax. Think Babel or Crash, for example. The reason I didn't like the movie was my reliance on English sub-titles and being unable to to keep pace with the ties between the chapters. I kept losing track of some of the characters too. You need an attentive brain for that. I believe a better job could have been done of synchronizing up the chapters. The cinematography is almost documentary like is some places and doesn't feel polished.
Review of Ajami
Ajami
(2009)
Not really geared for the international audiences or casual movie watchers
29 July 2017