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Amreeka

Amreeka

2009 · 96 min · EN · 6.7 (50 votes)
Dir. Cherien Dabis · Starring Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Jenna Kawar, Joseph Ziegler · Music Kareem Roustom

“Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.”

Drama

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.

VIBE

A tender, yet often poignant, look at the immigrant experience. It captures the quiet struggles and small triumphs of building a new life, finding connection, and navigating the complexities of a foreign land with gentle humor and deep empathy.

heartwarmingmelancholichopefulbittersweetsteadyslice-of-lifecharacter-drivennaturalisticimmigrationfamilycultural clashresilience
illinoiswhite castlewoman director
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