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Amreeka

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AMREEKA

Cherien Dabis

US/Canada/Kuwait, 2009
Drama
35mm/Color/97 min
English/Arabic with English subtitles

Cast:
Nisreen Faour
Hiam Abbass
Alia Shawkat
Melkar Muallem

Producers:
Paul Barkin
Christina Piovesan

Co-Producers:
Liz Jarvis
Al-Zain Al-Sabah

Executive Producers:
Alicia Sams
Cherien Dabis

US/Foreign Sales:
Maximum Films
US Rep: William Morris International

 



Amid the daily grind of West Bank checkpoints and road closures, Muna can
barely deal with life. All that changes when one day, a letter arrives in
the mail informing her that she’s received a U.S. Green Card. Heartbroken at
the prospect of leaving her home, yet aware that it may be the only way to
ensure a secure future for both herself and her teenage son Fadi, Muna
decides to quit her dead-end bank job and embark on a promising new life.
Amreeka is the story of one Palestinian family’s sense of displacement,
nostalgia for a home that exists but in their collective memory and struggle
for a sense of belonging in a country that refuses to accept them. It is
also a glimpse into the secret lives of the first generation teenagers
caught between their parents’ ethnic heritage and the Western world in which
they live.

WORLD PREMIERE - US DRAMATIC COMPETITION
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009

www.amreeka.com