Review of Jaffa (2009) by Ryan M — 09 May 2011
Jaffa strikes me as an updated version of Romeo and Juliet, sans the total fail at the end of that one. A Jewish girl falls in love with a Palestinian boy that she has known since childhood. The central conflict in the story is between members of a Jewish family and the Palestinians who work for them in their family owned garage. These conflicts are heightened and resolved through the relationship the young woman has with her love interest.
While borrowing elements of a classic story, the movie is anything but predictable, and in the end, after the conflict inches further towards resolution, then further still, there is a gradual sense of movement past the inter-group struggle in play at the outset, but without a ride into the sunset. Love triumphs in the end, but each person who chooses love faces consequences for that decision.
This review of Jaffa (2009) was written by Ryan M on 09 May 2011.
Jaffa has generally received positive reviews.
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