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Jaffa (English pronunciation: /ˈdʒæfə/, /ˈdʒɑːfə/;Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yāfō (help·info); Arabic: يَافَا Yāfā (help·info); Latin: Joppe; also Japho, Joppa (transliteration from the Greek "Ιόππη") is an ancient port city believed[by whom?] to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv in 1950 creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.
The name of the city is mentioned in Egyptian sources and the Amarna Letters as Yapu. There are several legends about the origin of the name Jaffa. Some say it is named for Japheth, one of the sons of Noah, who built it after the Great Flood.[citation needed] The Hellenist tradition links the name to "Iopeia", which is Cassiopeia, the mother of Andromeda. An outcropping of rocks near the harbor is reputed to have been the place from which Andromeda was rescued by Perseus. Pliny the Elder associates the name with Jopa, the daughter of Aeolus, god of wind. The Arab geographer Al-Muqaddasi mentions it under the name Yaffa, which is used by Arabic speakers today.
Actors: Erick Avari (director), Erick Avari (writer), Erick Avari (actor), Thomas Kopache (actor), Erick Avari (producer), Lauren Tom (actress), Karuna Eberl (producer), Michael Welch (actor), Brian T. Finney (actor), Robert Cicchini (actor), Derek Webster (actor), Mary-Margaret Humes (actress), Rafael Morais (actor), Zaden Alexander (actor), Beth Behrs (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Gianni Giardinelli (actor), Youssef Britel (actor), Hicham Hajji (producer), Hicham Hajji (director), Hamid Herraf (writer), Hamid Herraf (producer), Mohamed Nmilla (actor), Hamid Najah (actor), Omar Driouche (miscellaneous crew), Younes Benzakour (actor), Inass Zendouz (actress), Djamil Cassim (editor), Hana Keshlaf (actress), Hami Belal (actor), Youssef Zouaoui (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Koti (composer), Shobi Paulraj (miscellaneous crew), M.M. Keeravani (composer), Ananth (actor), Brinda (miscellaneous crew), Suchithra Chandrabose (miscellaneous crew), K. Raghavendra Rao (producer), Satyanarayana Kaikala (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Tanikella Bharani (actor), Ali (actor), Suleiman Merchant (composer), Subbaraju (actor), K. Raghavendra Rao (miscellaneous crew), Ravi Babu (actor),
Plot: The evil witch queen Irendri's reign of terror spreads across the teardrop-shaped land Sangarashtra. The strong are forced to join her army, the weak are sacrificed to her snake demon. Moksha, a young girl raised in a monastery untouched by the tyranny, has been gifted with healing powers. Irendri knows that the child's blood will grant her immortality, and sends her army to find her. Moksha's sworn protector is Yodha --a blind swordsman who dreams of his lost love, the beautiful gypsy girl Priya. Can they find a way to conquer Irendri and her dark forces?
Keywords: blind, blind-man, blind-person, blind-swordsman, disney, evil-queen, fantasy-land, girl, girl-heroine, healing-powerActors: Timothy Balme (writer), Danielle Cormack (costume designer), Katie Wolfe (director), Katie Wolfe (writer), Joel Haines (composer), Lisa Hough (editor), Rachel Jean (producer), Pana Hema Taylor (actor), Sera Henare (actress), Renae Maihi (writer), Phil Kawana (writer),
Plot: Redemption is a dark, sad, tender story of two kids who find a way through their own personal hells. Teenagers Zig and Jaffa get wasted, really wasted, and as always take the broken path from the house to Jaffa's shed to play Redemption. They have discovered a way to take the violence and pain in their young lives and transform it into pleasure, healing and ultimately love. Redemption is their favourite game but on this day it changes their lives forever. In this coming of age story, survival may not bring a happy ending.
Keywords: maoriActors: Alan Thicke (actor), Randy Wayne (actor), Lindsay Wagner (actress), Page Ostrow (producer), Cerina Vincent (actress), Gabriel Iglesias (actor), Marcus Manton (editor), Keri Lynn Pratt (actress), Luke Cheney (miscellaneous crew), Sara N. Salazar (actress), Joe Adams (producer), Bernard Murray Jr. (producer), Ben Ziff (actor), Bernard Murray Jr. (director), Bernard Murray Jr. (writer),
Plot: Seventeen-year old Robbie Zirpollo has a problem. As the film opens, his mother is driving him to his new summer job. We learn that Robbie has grown up in Oceanside, California, but now he and his mother have moved to Colorado for a fresh start, as his father has taken the family's savings and his secretary to Mexico. Robbie's mom has, through an uncle, gotten him a summer job at Water World on the grounds crew. The adventure begins when Robbie meets Alex and gets moved to Aokee's Surf & Snack shack to work. Alex convinces Robbie to enter the park's "Employee Olympics" to bring the Surfer King trophy to it's rightful place among the concessions crew. Tiffany, the park owner's daughter, has other ideas for Robbie.
Keywords: bikiniActors: Josef Brandmaier (miscellaneous crew), Bret Culpepper (miscellaneous crew), J.K. Simmons (actor), Saïd Taghmaoui (actor), James Newton Howard (composer), Viggo Mortensen (actor), Sam Sako (actor), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Jerry Hardin (actor), C. Thomas Howell (actor), Omar Sharif (actor), Jeff Kober (actor), Marshall Manesh (actor), Marc C. Geschwind (miscellaneous crew), Pamella D'Pella (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire--a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert--was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, and his horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the U.S. cavalry--and had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders--some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, aden-yemen, ambush, animal-cruelty, annie-oakley, arab, arabian-desert, arabian-horse, arabicActors: Bob Cooper (actor), Mark Atkin (editor), Sullivan Stapleton (actor), Maya Stange (actress), Alexandra Schepisi (actress), Mark Neal (actor), Peter Hardy (actor), Rose Chong (costume designer), Jonathan M. Shiff (producer), Ewan Burnett (producer), Wain Fimeri (writer), Monica O'Brien (costume designer), George Vidalis (actor), Stuart McDonald (director), Stuart McDonald (writer),
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