Amreeka
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
6.7
63 votes
2009
1h 36m
Drama
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
Top cast
N
Nisreen Faour
Muna FarahM
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma HalabyJ
Jenna Kawar
Rana HalabyJ
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel HalabyS
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Amer Hlehel
SamerS
Suheila Muallem
JamieB
Brodie Sanderson
MattA
Andrew Sannie
JamesD
Daniel Boiteau
MikeJ
Jeff Button
Jason
Miriam Smith
Bank EmployeeK
Kristen Sawatzky
Female Airport Official
Ernie Pitts
Male Airport OfficialDetails
Status
Released
Release date
June 17, 2009
Budget
—
Revenue
$2.2M
Language
Arabic, English, French
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