Amreeka

Amreeka

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

2009 · 96 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

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.

Directed by Cherien Dabis · Written by Cherien Dabis

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