AmreekaOverview and Synopsis

  • Amreeka
  • Opened September 4, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
  • PG-13
    brief drug use involving teens, and some language
  • Muna (Nisreen Faour), a divorced Palestinian woman, leaves the West Bank with Fadi (Melkar Muallem), her teenaged sun, to the city of Illinois. Both mother and son hope to start a new life in America but go through a difficult transition. Fadi must Read More
  • Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat
  • Director: Cherien Dabis
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama

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  • Hiam Abbass as Raghda and Nisreen Faour as Muna in "Amreeka."
  • Nisreen Faour as Muna in "Amreeka."
  • Alia Shawkat as Salma in "Amreeka."

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  • Amreeka
    by JoanSF

    The acting was marvelous and the film kept me involved with the characters every minute. The subject matter was depicted well in spite of a few anti-Israeli and anti-American digs....Read More

  • Amreeka
    by msd1636

    Interesting story, very good actors....Read More

  • A captivating immigration story.
    by Ann_Fan moviesrule

    Here is a little gem of a movie, in the deft hands of director, screenwriter Cherien Dabis, who manages to avoid sentimentality, but still does not avoid the dangers and difficulties of Palestinians...Read More

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  • "Nisreen Faour leads an excellent ensemble in this pointed immigration drama that deftly avoids stridency and sentimentality." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "Though the story has its wince-inducing episodes of ethnic discrimination, a gentle sense of humor runs through this story..." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

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