Amreeka [videorecording] / National Geographic Entertainment presents ; a National Geographic/Imagenation Abu Dhabi release ; in association with Levantine Entertainment, Maximum Film International in association with Levantine Entertainment presents a film by Cherien Dabis ; a First Generation Films production ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Cherien Dabis ; produced by Christina Piovesan ; producer, Paul Barkin.
Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda. DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: "Make a wish" - a short film from director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes.
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, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois.
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