Amreeka
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
Jun 17, 2009 · 1h 36m · Drama
⭐ 6.7· 57 votes
Director Cherien Dabis
Writer Cherien Dabis
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Overview
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.
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Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Andrew Sannie
James
Daniel Boiteau
Mike
Jeff Button
Jason
Miriam Smith
Bank Employee
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