Amreeka

– Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), divorcée Muna Farah (Nisreen F..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Amreeka (2009)

Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), divorcée Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) 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 (Hiam Abbass), and brother-in-law, Nabeel (Yussuf Abu-Warda). Cherien Dabis writes and directs.

Amreeka (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Jun 2009

Language:

English, Arabic, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Cherien Dabis

Writer:

Cherien Dabis

Main Actors:

Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat

Plot:

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. After an incident at customs begins their exile badly, they join Muna's sister and family in Illinois. Muna needs a job: although she has two degrees and 15 years' experience in banking, she settles for work at White Castle, telling the family her job's at a nearby bank. It's spring, 2003, and the US invades Iraq. While friends come from unlikely places, Fadi meets prejudice at school. How he'll respond to it and to American youth culture and how Muna will sort things out with her family are the rest of the story. Tragedy or hope?

Awards:

9 wins & 18 nominations.

Gross profit:

$417,889

Production:

National Geographic

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
73%