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Amreeka

Movie"Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart."
Audience Score
67
Amreeka
NR 1 hr 36 minDrama
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.
StarringNisreen FaourMelkar MuallemHiam Abbass
DirectorCherien Dabis
WriterCherien Dabis

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:January 12th, 2010 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,176,304 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Cherien Dabis, Greg Keever, Alicia Sams
Production Companies:First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Eagle Vision Media Group, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, MFM, Maximum Film International, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Rotana Studios, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation, National Geographic
Amreeka on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
woman directorillinoiswhite castle