Amreeka (2009)

A Palestinian single mom and her teenage son immigrate to Illinois with dreams of a better future. But starting a new life proves harder than imagined, and they're forced to face hardship in the bittersweet search for a place to call home.

Cherien Dabis

Director

Nisreen Faour

as Muna Farah

Melkar Muallem

as Fadi Farah

Hiam Abbass

as Raghda Halaby

Alia Shawkat

as Salma Halaby

Yussuf Abu-Warda

as Nabeel Halaby (as Yussef Abu Warda)

Joseph Ziegler(1953-2025)

as Mr. Novatski

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