Amreeka (2009)

Directed by

Cherien Dabis

Genre

drama film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Palestinian single mother and her teenage son move from the West Bank to suburban Chicago after 9/11. They try to build a new life while facing prejudice and cultural clashes in their new home.

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What happens

Amreeka is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith. Amreeka documents the lives of a Palestinian American family in both the West Bank and Post-9/11 suburban Chicago. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened to critical praise at several other important venues. National Geographic Entertainment bought all theatrical and home entertainment rights to Amreeka after its debut at Sundance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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