Synopse
Palestinian single mother Muna Faraha (Nisreen Faour) had completely forgotten about the green card application when it gets accepted. Unwillingly, she makes her way to the land of opportunities, where she must sell burgers in rural Illinois and where her son is treated as a terrorist by his fellow pupils. A melancholy comedy about migrant children in the first generation, torn between their ethnic roots and the Western world.
Regie
Cherien Dabis, born in 1976, director and writer. After"Make A Wish" (2006) "Amreeka" is her second film.
Info
Original Title: Amreeka
International Title: Amreeka
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 09
Version & Subtitles: English, Arabic OV
Director & Screenplay: Cherien Dabis
Cast/Protagonists: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Production country: Kuwait, United States, Canada
Year of Production: 2008
Length: 97 min
Producer: Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Production company: First Generation Films
Cinematography: Tobias Datum
Editor: Keith Reamer
Music: Kareem Roustom
Production Design: Aidan Leroux
World Sales: Ruby Rondina, Entertainment One Films International
