Amreeka
“Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.”
2009•1h 36m•6.7•Released
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.
Director
Cherien Dabis
Writer
Cherien Dabis
Revenue
$2M
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Studio
First Generation Films
Cast
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Andrew Sannie
James
Daniel Boiteau
Mike
Jeff Button
Jason
Miriam Smith
Bank Employee
Production
Company
First Generation Films
Company
Alcina Pictures
Company
Buffalo Gal Pictures
Company
Levantine Entertainment
Company
Eagle Vision Media Group
Company
Image Nation Studios
Company
MFM
Company
Maximum Film International
Company
R.A. Abdoo & Co.
Company
Rotana Studios
Company
Showtime Arabia
Company
Violet Jabara Foundation
Company
National Geographic
Producer
Paul Barkin
Producer
Christina Piovesan
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