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Amreeka

Amreeka

# Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Arabic
📆 Date Released: 2009-06-17
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Nisreen Faour original image
Muna Farah
Nisreen Faour
Melkar Muallem original image
Fadi Farah
Melkar Muallem
Hiam Abbass original image
Raghda Halaby
Hiam Abbass
Alia Shawkat original image
Salma Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Jenna Kawar original image
Rana Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Joseph Ziegler original image
Stan Novatski
Joseph Ziegler
Yussuf Abu-Warda original image
Nabeel Halaby
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Selena Haddad original image
Lamis Halaby
Selena Haddad
Amer Hlehel original image
Samer
Amer Hlehel
Suheila Muallem original image
Jamie
Suheila Muallem
Brodie Sanderson original image
Matt
Brodie Sanderson
Andrew Sannie original image
James
Andrew Sannie
Daniel Boiteau original image
Mike
Daniel Boiteau
Jeff Button original image
Jason
Jeff Button
Miriam Smith original image
Bank Employee
Miriam Smith
Kristen Sawatzky original image
Female Airport Official
Kristen Sawatzky
Ernie Pitts original image
Male Airport Official
Ernie Pitts

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