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Amreeka [videorecording] / National Geographic Entertainment presents a National Geographic/Imagenation Abu Dhabi release in association with Levantine Entertainment, a First Generation Films production, an Alcina Pictures/Buffalo Gal Pictures/Eagle Vision Media Group production, produced in association with Manitoba Film & Music, Rotana Studios and Showtime Arabia ; produced by Paul Barkin, Christina Provsan ; written and directed by Cherien Dabis.

Contributor(s): Dabis, Cherien, 1976- [drt, aus] | Faour, Nisreen [act] | Muallem, Melkar [act] | Abbass, Hiam [act] | Virgil Films (Firm) | National Geographic Entertainment (Firm).
Publisher: [United States] : New York : National Geographic Entertainment ; Virgil Films, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Palestinian Arabs -- United States -- Drama | Immigrants -- United States -- Drama | Arab American families -- Drama | Arab American women -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Feature films. | Melodrama
Production Credits: Director of photography, Tobias Datum ; editor, Keith Reamer ; music, Kareem Roustom.
Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda.Summary: Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card.
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Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda.

Director of photography, Tobias Datum ; editor, Keith Reamer ; music, Kareem Roustom.

Rating: PG-13; for brief drug use involving teens and some language.

Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card.

Special features: "Make a wish" - a short film from director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes.

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