Amreeka
DVD - 2009 DVD Drama Amreeka 1 On Shelf No requests on this item
Sign in to request
Locations
Call Number: DVD Drama Amreeka
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
| Location & Checkout Length | Call Number | Checkout Length | Item Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout |
DVD Drama Amreeka | 1-week checkout | On Shelf |
Special features: "Make a wish" - a short film from director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes.
Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda.
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.
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital; coded for all regions.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Amreeka submitted by erksnerks on July 12, 2011, 9:01am Good movie.
PUBLISHED
New York : Virgil Films, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Dabis, Cherien.
Faour, Nisreen.
Muallem, Melkar.
Abbass, Hiam.
Shawkat, Alia.
Ziegler, Joseph.
Warda, Yussef Abu.
Virgil Films (Firm)
National Geographic Entertainment (Firm).
SUBJECTS
Palestinian Arabs -- Drama.
Immigrants -- Drama.
Arab American families -- Drama.
Arab American women -- Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Melodrama.