Amreeka (2009)

Film details

Featuring

Nisreen Faour Hiam Abbass Alia Shawkat
Director

Cherien Dabis
Countries

United Arab Emirates Canada Egypt Kuwait USA
Year

2009
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama. Single mother Muna lives in Palestine where she works in a bank. When she is offered a green card to move to America, she goes to visit family in Illinois with her teenage son Fadi, hoping to find out whether moving would give her and Fadi a better life.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Muna Farah
    
    Nisreen Faour
  - Raghda Halaby
    
    Hiam Abbass
  - Salma Halaby
    
    Alia Shawkat
  - Fadi Farah
    
    Melkar Muallem
  - Nabeel Halaby
    
    Yussuf Abu Warda
  - Mr Novatski
    
    Joseph Ziegler
  - Samer
    
    Amer Hlehel
  - Lamis Halaby
    
    Selena Haddad
  - Rana Halaby
    
    Jenna Kawar
  - Jamileh
    
    Suheila Muallem
  - Matt
    
    Brodie Sanderson
  - James
    
    Andrew Sannie
  - Mike
    
    Daniel Boiteau
  - Jason
    
    Jeff Sutton
Credits
- Direction:
  - A film by / Directed by
    
    Cherien Dabis
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    David Antoniuk
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Richard Duffy
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Tanya Mazur
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    First Generation Films
  - Production Company
    
    Alcina Pictures
  - Production Company
    
    Buffalo Gal Pictures
  - Production Company
    
    Eagle Vision Media Group
  - [Sales]
    
    The William Morris Agency
  - Executive Producer
    
    Alicia Sams
  - Executive Producer
    
    Cherien Dabis
  - Executive Producer
    
    Gregory Keever
  - Produced by
    
    Christina Piovesan
  - Producer
    
    Paul Barkin
  - Co-producer
    
    Liz Jarvis
  - Co-producer
    
    Al-sabah, Al-Zain
  - Palestine Line Producer
    
    George Khleifi
  - Location Manager
    
    Narvey, Bernie
  - Post-production Supervisor
    
    Marvin Lawrence
  Casting:
  - Casting by
    
    Ellyn Long Marshall
  - Casting by
    
    Maria E. Nelson
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    Cherien Dabis
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Tobias Datum
  Stills:
  - Still Photographer
    
    Rebecca Sandulak
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Reamer, Keith
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Aidan Leroux
  - Art Director
    
    Laura Souter
  - Set Designer
    
    Gary Barringer
  - Set Decorator
    
    Scott Rossell
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Henderson, Patricia
  Make-up:
  - Key Make-up Artist
    
    Joyce Wold
  - Key Hair Stylist
    
    Pina Robinson
  Titles:
  - Main Titles designed by
    
    Jared Brown
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Kareem Roustom
  - Music Supervisor
    
    Doug Bernheim
  Sound:
  - Production Sound Mixer
    
    Brock Capell
  - Boom Operator
    
    Dallas Pomedli
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Paul Germann
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Sean Skene