Drama · Canada · 2009 · 1h 36m

Amreeka

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Director
Cherien Dabis
Cast
Nisreen Faour as Muna Farah Melkar Muallem as Fadi Farah Hiam Abbass as Raghda Halaby Alia Shawkat as Salma Halaby Jenna Kawar as Rana Halaby Joseph Ziegler as Stan Novatski
Crew
Tobias Datum — Director of Photography Keith Reamer — Editor Kareem Roustom — Original Music Composer Cherien Dabis — Writer Paul Barkin — Producer Christina Piovesan — Producer
Tagline

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Amreeka — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Cherien Dabis Director Tobias Datum Director of Photography Keith Reamer Editor Kareem Roustom Original Music Composer Cherien Dabis Writer Paul Barkin Producer Christina Piovesan Producer Aidan Leroux Production Design Patricia J. Henderson Costume Design
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