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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.
Jun 17, 2009 · Amreeka: Directed by Cherien Dabis. With Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat. A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana.
Sep 16, 2009 · "Amreeka" isn't a story of American prejudice, but of American reality, the good and the bad. When Fadi is bullied, fights back and is called into the principal's office, his mother sheds her White Castle uniform and hurries to the school, deeply concerned.
A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana. Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go.
A vivacious Palestinian woman (Nisreen Faour) and her teenage son (Melkar Muallem) cope with culture clash and more as they try to build a new life in rural Illinois.
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG-13
Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois.
Sep 7, 2009 · Amreeka is the Arabic word for America. The movie of that title — a success at Sundance, and winner of the coveted critics' prize at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes — opens on the West Bank ...
Sep 3, 2009 · “Amreeka,” which is set in 2003 at the outset of the American-led invasion of Iraq, is inspired by the experiences of Ms. Dabis, a Palestinian-Jordanian who grew up in Ohio and in Jordan and ...
Jan 17, 2009 · “Amreeka” — Arabic for America — is a festival director’s dream, but it obviously will have an uphill struggle in theatrical distribution. Critical acclaim and fest honors could pave the ...
Amreeka (2009) Drama, 1h 36m. When a Palestinian single mom and her teenage son immigrate to small-town Illinois during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, they face racism, discrimination and unemployment in their adopted homeland.
