Amreeka (2009)
1h 36m
Running Time
June 17, 2009Release Date
Amreeka (2009)
1h 36m
Running Time
June 17, 2009Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Mr. Novatski
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Suheila Muallem
Jamileh
Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Andrew Sannie
James
Cherien Dabis
Director
Daniel Boiteau
Mike
Paul Barkin
Producer
Jeff Button
Jason
Christina Piovesan
Producer
Miriam Smith
Bank Employee
Kristen Sawatzky
Female Airport Official
Kareem Roustom
Composer
Ernie Pitts
Male Airport Official
Tobias Datum
Cinematographer
Keith Reamer
Editor
Ellyn Long Marshall
CastingDirector
Maria E. Nelson
CastingDirector
Liz Jarvis
Producer
Aidan Leroux
ProductionDesigner
Alicia Sams
Executive Producer
George Khleifi
Line Producer
Zain Al-Sabah
Producer
Greg Keever
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Amreeka is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith.
Amreeka documents the lives of a Palestinian American family in both the West Bank and Post-9/11 suburban Chicago. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened to critical praise at a number of other important venues. National Geographic Entertainment bought all theatrical and home entertainment rights to Amreeka after its debut at Sundance.