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Amreeka

Amreeka

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

20096.71h 36m

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.

Directed by Cherien Dabis
Written by Cherien Dabis
Produced by Christina Piovesan, Zain Al-Sabah, Liz Jarvis
Box Office0Revenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

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Nisreen Faour

Muna Farah

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Melkar Muallem

Fadi Farah

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Raghda Halaby

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

Salma Halaby

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Jenna Kawar

Rana Halaby

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Joseph Ziegler

Stan Novatski

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Nabeel Halaby

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Selena Haddad

Lamis Halaby

Amer Hlehel

Amer Hlehel

Samer

S

Suheila Muallem

Jamie

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About Amreeka

Amreeka is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of illinois, white castle, woman director. Directed by Cherien Dabis, it stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass. 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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