Amreeka (2009)

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

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.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Jenna Kawar

Release Date: 2009-06-17

Country: Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States of America

Ratings: 6.7 / 10 (57 votes)

Runtime: 96 mins