Amreeka (2009)

Name: Amreeka
Director: Cherien Dabis
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-06-17
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Jenna Kawar

20091h 36mDrama

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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Cast

NNisreen FaourMuna Farah
MMelkar MuallemFadi Farah
Hiam AbbassRaghda Halaby
Alia ShawkatSalma Halaby
JJenna KawarRana Halaby
JJoseph ZieglerStan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-WardaNabeel Halaby
SSelena HaddadLamis Halaby
Amer HlehelSamer
SSuheila MuallemJamie
BBrodie SandersonMatt
AAndrew SannieJames
DDaniel BoiteauMike
JJeff ButtonJason
Miriam SmithBank Employee
Kristen SawatzkyFemale Airport Official
Ernie PittsMale Airport Official

Crew

Director: Cherien Dabis
Writers: Cherien Dabis
Producers: Cherien Dabis Greg Keever Alicia Sams Christina Piovesan Zain Al-Sabah Liz Jarvis
Music: Kareem Roustom
Cinematography: Tobias Datum
Editing: Keith Reamer

Details

Released: June 17, 2009
Language: English
Studio: First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures
IMDb: tt1190858