Amreeka (2009)
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
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.
- Release date
- June 17, 2009
- Country of origin
- Canada, United States
- Box office
- $2,176,304
Trailer
Cast
- Nisreen Faour as Muna Farah
- Melkar Muallem as Fadi Farah
- Hiam Abbass as Raghda Halaby
- Alia Shawkat as Salma Halaby
- Yussuf Abu-Warda as Nabeel Halaby
- Joseph Ziegler as Mr. Novatski
- Amer Hlehel as Samer
- Selena Haddad as Lamis Halaby
- Jenna Kawar as Rana Halaby
- Suheila Muallem as Jamileh
Crew
- Cherien Dabis · Director
- Cherien Dabis · Writer
- Paul Barkin · Producer
- Christina Piovesan · Producer
- Kareem Roustom · Composer
- Tobias Datum · Cinematographer
- Keith Reamer · Editor
- Ellyn Long Marshall · Casting director
- Maria E. Nelson · Casting director
- Aidan Leroux · Production designer