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Amreeka

"Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart."

2009-06-17 Drama 1hr 36m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    2009-06-17
  • Revenue
    $2,176,304
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, العربية
  • imdb-logo
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  • 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

Crew

Cherien Dabis
Director
Cherien Dabis
Writer
Christina Piovesan
Producer
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Origin

Origin

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
Yussuf Abu-Warda

Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad

Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Amer Hlehel

Amer Hlehel
Samer
Suheila Muallem

Suheila Muallem
Jamie
Brodie Sanderson

Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Andrew Sannie

Andrew Sannie
James
Daniel Boiteau

Daniel Boiteau
Mike
Jeff Button

Jeff Button
Jason
Miriam Smith

Miriam Smith
Bank Employee
Kristen Sawatzky

Kristen Sawatzky
Female Airport Official
Ernie Pitts

Ernie Pitts
Male Airport Official

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