Amreeka

Cherien Dabis
2009-06-17

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
6.7
96 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Nisreen Faour Muna Farah Unowned
Melkar Muallem Fadi Farah Unowned
Hiam Abbass Raghda Halaby Unowned
Alia Shawkat Salma Halaby Zac E. Chan
Jenna Kawar Rana Halaby Unowned
Joseph Ziegler Stan Novatski Unowned
Yussuf Abu-Warda Nabeel Halaby Unowned
Selena Haddad Lamis Halaby Unowned
Amer Hlehel Samer Unowned
Suheila Muallem Jamie Unowned
Brodie Sanderson Matt Unowned
Andrew Sannie James Unowned
Daniel Boiteau Mike Unowned
Jeff Button Jason Unowned
Miriam Smith Bank Employee Unowned
Kristen Sawatzky Female Airport Official Unowned
Ernie Pitts Male Airport Official Unowned