Amreeka
2009, Film, 96 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 67
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
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
Cast
- Nisreen Faour as Muna Farah
- Melkar Muallem as Fadi Farah
- Hiam Abbass as Raghda Halaby
- Alia Shawkat as Salma Halaby
- Yussuf Abu-Warda as Nabeel Halaby
- Joseph Ziegler as Mr. Novatski
- Amer Hlehel as Samer
- Selena Haddad as Lamis Halaby
- Jenna Kawar as Rana Halaby
- Suheila Muallem as Jamileh
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