Amreeka
“Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.”
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.
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Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Also in
Villa Touma
Eyes of a Thief
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
No other roles listed
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Known for
Succession
Blade Runner 2049
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Known for
Arrested Development
The Old Man
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
No other roles listed
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Also in
The Matthew Shepard Story
Focus
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Also in
The Arbitrator
Ana Arabia
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
No other roles listed
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Known for
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Paradise Now
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
No other roles listed
Brodie Sanderson
Matt
Also in
Night Hunter
Psycho Killer
Andrew Sannie
James
No other roles listed
Cherien Dabis Director · Kareem Roustom Composer Tobias Datum Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.2M · United States release January 17, 2009 · Produced in Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,176,304
Production
First Generation Films
Production
Alcina Pictures
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Buffalo Gal Pictures
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Levantine Entertainment
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Eagle Vision Media Group
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Image Nation Studios
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MFM
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Maximum Film International
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R.A. Abdoo & Co.
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Rotana Studios
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Showtime Arabia
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Violet Jabara Foundation
Production
National Geographic
Production
Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
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Manitoba Film & Music
Production
Canada · Jordan · Kuwait · United Arab Emirates · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
United States · January 17, 2009
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
France
May 19, 2009 · Premiere · Directors' Fortnight
June 17, 2009 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 24, 2010 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
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