Amreeka

Amreeka

96 mins | Drama | June 17, 2009

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.

Amreeka

96 mins | Drama | June 17, 2009

Amreeka
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, National Geographic, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Eagle Vision Media Group, Manitoba Film & Music, Maximum Film International, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Rotana Studios, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation
Original title Amreeka
Directors Cherien Dabis
Writers Cherien Dabis

Cast

Nisreen Faour

as Muna Farah

Melkar Muallem

as Fadi Farah

Hiam Abbass

as Raghda Halaby

Alia Shawkat

as Salma Halaby

Jenna Kawar

as Rana Halaby

Joseph Ziegler

as Stan Novatski

Yussuf Abu-Warda

as Nabeel Halaby

Selena Haddad

as Lamis Halaby

Amer Hlehel

as Samer

Suheila Muallem

as Jamie

Andrew Sannie

as James

Daniel Boiteau

as Mike

Jeff Button

as Jason

Miriam Smith

as Bank Employee

Kristen Sawatzky

as Female Airport Official

Ernie Pitts

as Male Airport Official