AMREEKA (2009)
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Amreeka
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
Drama
June 17, 2009
English
1h 36m
United States, Canada,
First Generation Films
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.
Cast & Characters
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Andrew Sannie
James
Daniel Boiteau
Mike
Jeff Button
Jason
Miriam Smith
Bank Employee
Kristen Sawatzky
Female Airport Official
Ernie Pitts
Male Airport Official
Crew
Cherien Dabis
Director
Cherien Dabis
Writer
Kareem Roustom
Original Music Composer
Tobias Datum
Director of Photography
Christina Piovesan
Producer
Zain Al-Sabah
Producer
Liz Jarvis
Producer
Paul Barkin
Producer
Cherien Dabis
Executive Producer
Greg Keever
Executive Producer
Alicia Sams
Executive Producer