CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 36m

Amreeka

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

67%(64)IMDbDrama

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 byCherien Dabis

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
June 17, 2009
Revenue
$2,176,304
Studios
First Generation FilmsAlcina PicturesBuffalo Gal Pictures

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1 video
Amreeka - Trailer

Amreeka - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Nisreen Faour

Muna Farah

Melkar Muallem

Fadi Farah

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Raghda Halaby

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

Salma Halaby

Jenna Kawar

Rana Halaby

Joseph Ziegler

Stan Novatski

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Nabeel Halaby

Selena Haddad

Lamis Halaby

Amer Hlehel

Amer Hlehel

Samer

Suheila Muallem

Jamie

Creative team
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Cherien Dabis
Cherien Dabis
Produced by
Paul Barkin
Christina Piovesan

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