Amreeka
- Year
- 2010
- Description
- Cast includes Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu Warda, Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Alia Shawkat, and Joseph Ziegler.
An immigrant Palestinian woman (played by Nisreen Faour) and her teenage son (played by Melkar Muallem) struggle to find work and fight prejudice in an Illinois town where they have moved to be near their relatives. - Director
- Dabis, Cherien
- Writer
- Dabis, Cherien
- Producer
- Barkin, Paul; Piovesan, Christina
- Cinematographer
- Datum, Tobias
- Editor
- Reamer, Keith
- Production Team
- National Geographic Entertainment and Virgil Films
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Language
- Arabic and English with English subtitles
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (96 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD includes deleted scenes and the short film Make a Wish directed by Cherien Dabis.
- Original Release Date
- 2009
- Updated
- 08-23-2023
Production Information
Watch the TrailerReviews
New York Times, Sept. 3, 2009RogerEbert.com, Sept. 16, 2009