Amreeka (2009)
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
2009 · 1h 36m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writers: Cherien Dabis
Music by: Kareem Roustom
Cinematography: Tobias Datum
Editor: Keith Reamer
Box office: $2M · Rated 6.7/10 by 61 viewers
Cast
Nisreen Faour as Muna FarahMelkar Muallem as Fadi FarahHiam Abbass as Raghda HalabyAlia Shawkat as Salma HalabyJenna Kawar as Rana HalabyJoseph Ziegler as Stan NovatskiYussuf Abu-Warda as Nabeel HalabySelena Haddad as Lamis HalabyAmer Hlehel as SamerSuheila Muallem as JamieBrodie Sanderson as MattAndrew Sannie as JamesMore like this
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