Amira & Sam
2014, Film, 90 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 63
The only place they belong is together
Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.
Directed by Sean Mullin
Cast
- Martin Starr as Sam
- Dina Shihabi as Amira
- Paul Wesley as Charlie
- Laith Nakli as Bassam
- David Rasche as Jack
- Ross Marquand as Greg
- Taylor Wilcox as Claire
- Shokri Amirali
- Claire Byrne as Simone
- Teddy Cañez as Officer Velez
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