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Amira & Sam
“The only place they belong is together”
6.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 30m•NR• English
DramaRomanceComedy
Storyline
Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.
Cast & Crew
Martin Starr
Sam
Lead
Dina Shihabi
Amira
Paul Wesley
Charlie
Laith Nakli
Bassam
David Rasche
Jack
Ross Marquand
Greg
Daniel Fox
Burke
AH
Alexis Hughes
Kara
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sean Mullin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amira & Sam is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
