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Amreeka

2009Movie1 h 36 min

Drama
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IMDb7.0Metacritic737.6Rotten Tomatoes87%76%

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Story

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

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.

Cast

7 of 7

Crew

Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Cherien Dabis
Produced by
Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
Music by
Kareem Roustom

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Facts

June 17, 2009 · 1 h 36 min · Drama

Released
June 17, 2009
Runtime
1 h 36 min
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Also spoken
Arabic, French
Made in
Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States
Box office
$2 million
Available in
4 countries

Tropes

20 Minutes into the Past, All Muslims Are Arab, Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job +6

  • 20 Minutes into the Past
  • All Muslims Are Arab
  • Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job
  • Grammar Correction Gag
  • Jews Love to Argue
  • Politically Incorrect Villain
  • An Immigrant's Tale
  • Worthless Foreign Degree
  • Unconfessed Unemployment

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