Movielogr
Amreeka (2009)
Directed by Cherien Dabis
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.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Nisreen Faour | Melkar Muallem | Hiam Abbass | Alia Shawkat | Jenna Kawar | Joseph Ziegler | Yussuf Abu-Warda | Selena Haddad | Amer Hlehel | Suheila Muallem | Brodie Sanderson | Andrew Sannie | Daniel Boiteau | Jeff Button | Miriam Smith | Kristen Sawatzky | Ernie Pitts