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    Amreeka

    96'

    2009-06-17

    6.7

    Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingCherien DabisWritingCherien Dabis

    Cast

    1

    Muna Farah

    Nisreen Faour

    1

    Fadi Farah

    Melkar Muallem

    2

    Raghda Halaby

    Hiam Abbass

    3

    Salma Halaby

    Alia Shawkat

    1

    Rana Halaby

    Jenna Kawar

    1

    Stan Novatski

    Joseph Ziegler

    1

    Nabeel Halaby

    Yussuf Abu-Warda

    1

    Lamis Halaby

    Selena Haddad

    1

    Samer

    Amer Hlehel

    1

    Jamie

    Suheila Muallem

    1

    Matt

    Brodie Sanderson

    1

    James

    Andrew Sannie

    1

    Mike

    Daniel Boiteau

    1

    Jason

    Jeff Button

    1

    Bank Employee

    Miriam Smith

    1

    Female Airport Official

    Kristen Sawatzky

    1

    Male Airport Official

    Ernie Pitts

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 2176304
    • List of countries:
      1. Canada
      2. Jordan
      3. Kuwait
      4. United Arab Emirates
      5. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. Arabic
      2. English
      3. French
    • List of companies:
      1. First Generation Films
      2. Alcina Pictures
      3. Buffalo Gal Pictures
      4. Levantine Entertainment
      5. Eagle Vision Media Group
      6. Image Nation Studios
      7. MFM
      8. Maximum Film International
      9. R.A. Abdoo & Co.
      10. Rotana Studios
      11. Showtime Arabia
      12. Violet Jabara Foundation
      13. National Geographic
    • Vote Count: 64
    • Popularity: 0.7164
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Amreeka

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