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Amreeka (2009)
6.9
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 1,853 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 16 user | 63 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com
A drama centered on an immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois. Director:Cherien DabisWriter:Cherien Dabis |
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Melkar Muallem | ... |
Fadi
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Salma Halaby
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Raghda Halaby
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Yussuf Abu-Warda | ... |
Nabeel Halaby
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Stan Novatski
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Amer Hlehel | ... |
Samer
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Selena Haddad | ... |
Lamis Halaby
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Jenna Kawar | ... |
Rana Halaby
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Suheila Muallem | ... |
Jamie
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Matt
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Andrew Sannie | ... |
James
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Daniel Boiteau | ... |
Mike
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Jeff Button | ... |
Jason
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Bank Employee
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Storyline
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. After an incident at customs begins their exile badly, they join Muna's sister and family in Illinois. Muna needs a job: although she has two degrees and 15 years' experience in banking, she settles for work at White Castle, telling the family her job's at a nearby bank. It's spring, 2003, and the US invades Iraq. While friends come from unlikely places, Fadi meets prejudice at school. How he'll respond to it and to American youth culture and how Muna will sort things out with her family are the rest of the story. Tragedy or hope? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens, and some language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
(France) See more »Also Known As:
Amerrika See more »Box Office
Gross:
$622,164 (USA) (17 January 2010)Company Credits
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Argentina: | USA:Sound Mix:
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2.35 : 1
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