Genres: Drama
Countries: Canada | USA
Directors: Cherien Dabis
Actors: Nisreen Faour | Melkar Muallem | Hiam Abbass | Alia Shawkat | Jenna Kawar | Selena Haddad | Yussuf Abu-Warda | Joseph Ziegler | Andrew Sannie | Daniel Boiteau | Brodie Sanderson | Aaron Hughes | Arne MacPherson | Craig Matthews | Mike O'Brien
A Palestinian single mother and her son resettle in the American Midwest with bittersweet results, in first-time director Cherien Dabis' gentle fish-out-of-water comedy drama Amreeka. Nisreen Faour stars as divorcée Mouna, a resident of the West Bank who works as a local bank manager while raising her 16-year-old son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), on the side. Each day, the two must put their lives in jeopardy by driving through potentially lethal Middle Eastern checkpoints to accomplish their daily business, but their situation changes dramatically when Mouna finally succeeds at getting a green card. The two fly from Jerusalem to Chicago, but get a bitter taste of the reality behind the American dream when the customs department claims the money that Mouna wrapped in a cookie tin, leaving her penniless. Search keywords
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