Amreeka
Amreeka is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith.
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| Directed by | Cherien Dabis |
| Written by | Cherien Dabis |
| Produced by | Christina Piovesan Paul Barkin Zain Al Sabah |
| Starring | Nisreen Faour Melkar Muallem Hiam Abbass Alia Shawkat Yussuf Abu-Warda Joseph Ziegler Miriam Smith |
| Edited by | Keith Reamer |
| Music by | Doug Bernheim |
| Distributed by | Rotana Studios National Geographic Entertainment Imagenation |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada Kuwait Palestine |
| Languages | English Arabic |
| Box office | $2,147,715 |
Amreeka documents the lives of a Palestinian American family in both the West Bank and Post-9/11 suburban Chicago. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened to critical praise at a number of other important venues. National Geographic Entertainment bought all theatrical and home entertainment rights to Amreeka after its debut at Sundance.
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