Feature film — 2009
Amreeka (2009)
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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A high-signal pick with 64 votes.
First Generation Films / Alcina Pictures / Buffalo Gal Pictures / Levantine Entertainment / Eagle Vision Media Group / Image Nation Studios / MFM / Maximum Film International / R.A. Abdoo & Co. / Rotana Studios / Showtime Arabia / Violet Jabara Foundation / National Geographic
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Director: Cherien Dabis
On screen
Cast & crew
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
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