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Amreeka

Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.

2009 1 hour 36 minutes
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74/100

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Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.

Released

17th June 2009

17 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 36 minutes

Finishes at 11:21pm

Ratings and awards

9 wins & 19 nominations

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    7/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    87%

  • Metacritic Logo

    73%

  • TMDb Logo

    67%

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    74%

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Directed by

Cherien Dabis

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Written by

Cherien Dabis

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