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Amreeka is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Cherien Dabis, her debut feature film.[2] Amreeka premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and was later screened at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[3] It was screened at a number of festivals worldwide and opened for limited release in the United states on September 4.
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Plot
Amreeka tells the story of a Palestinian woman, Muna (Nisreen Faour), and her teenage son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem). After winning the green card lottery, they move to a suburb of Chicago to live with her sister's family, which includes her husband and three daughters. Muna loses her money hidden in a box of cookies: the box is confiscated, which is only noticed by Fadi, who does not know about the money. She does not find a job at her level (she was a bank employee) but is hired by a White Castle fast-food restaurant; she is ashamed of that and lies to her family that she got a job at the adjacent bank. She gets along well with her young colleague Matt.
The family has to cope with negative attitudes toward Arabs. Reacting to this, Fadi starts a fight, and is arrested; however, his school's principal is very sympathetic to the family, and due to his plea Fadi is released the same day.
The family finds out about Muna's job, and comforts her; it is not a big deal. She gets pride in her work.
Cast
- Nisreen Faour as Muna Farah
- Melkar Muallem as Fadi Farah
- Hiam Abbass as Raghda Halaby
- Alia Shawkat as Salma
- Jenna Kawar as Rana Halaby
- Selena Haddad as Lamis Halaby
- Yussuf Abu-Warda as Nabeel Halaby
- Joseph Ziegler as Mr. Novatski
- Andrew Sannie as James
- Daniel Boiteau as Mike
- Brodie Sanderson as Matt
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=amreeka.htm
- ^ Moy, Ed (July 24, 2009). "Director Cherien Dabis touches audiences' hearts with 'Amreeka'". Examiner.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5jYMB0CmU. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190858/awards
External links
- Official website
- Amreeka at the Internet Movie Database
- Amreeka at Box Office Mojo
- Amreeka at Rotten Tomatoes
- Cherien Dabis's Film "Amreeka": From the West Bank to Small-town America
