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AmericanEast

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Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: Summer in L.A., it's hot. Homeland Security has set the threat level at red; they're searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists. Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBI's attention; they investigate him. He has other problems: his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim; his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt. She has a non-Arab suitor of her own. Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesn't want to play only terrorists. Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects. What is the price of the American dream?
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , English
📆 Date Released: 2008-11-14
⌚ Running Time: 112 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.6

Beloved Cast

Sayed Badreya original image
Mustafa Marzouke
Sayed Badreya
Tony Shalhoub original image
Sam
Tony Shalhoub
Kais Nashef original image
Omar
Kais Nashef
Sarah Shahi original image
Salwah Marzoke
Sarah Shahi
Erick Avari original image
Fikry
Erick Avari
Virginia Hamilton original image
Casting Director
Virginia Hamilton
Tim Guinee original image
John Westerman
Tim Guinee
Manny Kleinmuntz original image
Ben Bloom
Manny Kleinmuntz

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