Amreeka (2009)

  • NR
  • 01/17/2009 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 36m

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

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.

Cherien Dabis

Director, Writer

Cast

Nisreen Faour's headshot

Nisreen Faour

Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem's headshot

Melkar Muallem

Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass's headshot

Hiam Abbass

Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat's headshot

Alia Shawkat

Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar's headshot

Jenna Kawar

Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler's headshot

Joseph Ziegler

Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda's headshot

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad's headshot

Selena Haddad

Lamis Halaby

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