Amreeka

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

2009
1h 36m
Drama

6.7TMDB(64)

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.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $2.18M worldwide
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Details

Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Cherien DabisWriter
Status: Released
Release date: June 17, 2009
Original language: English
Revenue: $2.2M
Countries: Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States of America

Production

Levantine Entertainment

Cast

Nisreen FaourMuna Farah
Melkar MuallemFadi Farah
Hiam AbbassRaghda Halaby
Alia ShawkatSalma Halaby
Jenna KawarRana Halaby
Joseph ZieglerStan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-WardaNabeel Halaby
Selena HaddadLamis Halaby
Amer HlehelSamer
Suheila MuallemJamie
Brodie SandersonMatt
Andrew SannieJames
Daniel BoiteauMike
Jeff ButtonJason
Miriam SmithBank Employee
Kristen SawatzkyFemale Airport Official
Ernie PittsMale Airport Official