Amreeka

Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Cherien Dabis
Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem
Theatrical Release Date: September 4, 2009 4:09 AM
Distributor: National Geographic Entertainment
Criticwire: B
On The Web Film Website IMDB Entry

Synopsis: Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois. In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle. [Synopsis courtesy of film's official website]

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Reviews

Basic Formula: Cherien Dabis's "Amreeka"

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. "Amreeka" opens this Friday.
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Interviews

Authenticity, Intimacy and Realism: Cherien Dabis Talks "Amreeka"

EDITORS NOTE: This interview was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The film opens in theaters this Friday, September 4th.
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