USA / Canada,
2009, 96 min
Directed by:
Cherien DabisScreenplay:
Cherien DabisComposer:
Kareem RoustomCast:
Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Will Woytowich, Aaron Hughes, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Arne MacPherson, Glen Thompson, Joseph Ziegler, Melkar Muallem (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2010 - Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin (Best Feature)
- 2010 - Nisreen Faour (Best Female Lead)
- 2010 - Cherien Dabis (Best First Screenplay)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2009 - Cherien Dabis (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
Zurich Film Festival
- 2009 - Cherien Dabis (Variety’s New Talent Award)