AmericanEast
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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?
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Cast
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Sayed Badreya
Mustafa Marzouke
Known for
Iron Man
The Dictator
Tony Shalhoub
Sam
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Kais Nashef
Omar
Also in
Djihad!
Sarah Shahi
Salwah Marzoke
Known for
Person of Interest
Sex/Life
Erick Avari
Fikry
Known for
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
The Mummy
Virginia Hamilton
Casting Director
Also in
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The O.C.
Tim Guinee
John Westerman
Known for
Revolution
The Lost Room
Manny Kleinmuntz
Ben Bloom
Known for
Envy
Hesham Issawi Director · Sayed Badreya Writer Tony Humecke Composer
United States release November 14, 2008 · Produced in United States · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Distant Horizon
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · November 14, 2008
Theatrical
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