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Amreeka
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Amreeka is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith.
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6.7Eager 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.
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
Themes
- illinois
- white castle
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
3,712 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 9 wins & 19 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 341675
- Official website
- www.amreeka.com
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- publication date
- 2009-01-01
- title
- Amreeka
- review score
- 6.9/10
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Amreeka is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith.
Amreeka documents the lives of a Palestinian American family in both the West Bank and Post-9/11 suburban Chicago. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened to critical praise at several other important venues. National Geographic Entertainment bought all theatrical and home entertainment rights to Amreeka after its debut at Sundance.
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