This City (Hebrew: העיר הזאת, Ha'ir Hazot) is an Israeli rap opera detective film based on a musical of the same name by Amit Ulman.
The film was produced by Drom Productions and Incubator Theater, where the original musical was performed, with crowdfunding support through Headstart.
[3] In 2008, Amit Ulman first presented one of the scenes from "This City" to his band members from "Victor Jackson," including Jimbo J and Itzhik Pitzatzi.
The transition to cinema brought challenges such as creating a city that doesn't look Israeli or modern, and building a new and dark world inspired by film noir on one hand and hip-hop culture on the other.
[5] The film's cinematic language is innovative in that the entire script is one long song, with almost all dialogue written in rhymes and accompanied by musical instruments.