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67% Critic Match
Amreeka
“Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.”
6.7 / 10• 2009• 1h 36m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
NF
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
LeadMM
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
JK
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
JZ
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
SH
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cherien Dabis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amreeka is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
