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Amreeka(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-06-17
67%
54 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Arabic.
Countries:
Canada,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
United Arab Emirates,
United States of America
Revenue: $2,176,304.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Levantine Entertainment
Maximum Film International
R.A. Abdoo & Co.
Showtime Arabia
Violet Jabara Foundation
Movie: Amreeka
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Amer Hlehel
Samer
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