Release Year:
2009MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.5 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
December 16, 2011Amreeka
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), divorcée Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) 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 (Hiam Abbass), and brother-in-law, Nabeel (Yussuf Abu-Warda). Cherien Dabis writes and directs.
Cast Summary:
Joseph Ziegler, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Jenna Kawar, Selena Haddad, Andrew Sannie, Daniel Boiteau, Brodie Sanderson