Amreeka

Amreeka
2009
★★★☆☆ 6.7/10
⏱️ 96 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.

Cast

Nisreen Faour
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski

Crew

Director
Cherien Dabis
Writer
Cherien Dabis
Producer
Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan, Zain Al-Sabah

Production

First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Eagle Vision Media Group, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MFM, Maximum Film International, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Rotana Studios, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation, National Geographic

Keywords

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