Amreeka

Barkin, Paul, (producer.). Piovesan, Christina, (producer.). Dabis, Cherien, 1976- (director.). Faour, Nisreen, 1972- (actress.). Abbass, Hiam, (actor.). Shawkat, Alia, 1989- (actress.). Muallem, Melkar, (actor.). Ziegler, Joseph, (actor.). Abu-Warda, Yussuf, (actor.). National Geographic Entertainment (Firm). (Added Author). Imagenation Abu Dhabi (Firm). (Added Author). Levantine Entertainment (Firm). (Added Author). First Generation Films (Firm). (Added Author). Virgil Films (Firm). (Added Author). CAST : Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Melkar Muallem, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda. (Cast).

Summary: A Palestinian single mother 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 and she moves with her teenage son to a small town in Illinois.

Record details

Physical Description: video recording (DVD)
videodisc
1 video disc (96 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
Edition: Wide screen edition.
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic Entertainment ; New York : Virgil Films, p2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Special features include: Make a wish short film by director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes. local
Restrictions on Access Note:	LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Kareem Roustom ; editor, Keith Reamer ; costume designer, Patricia Henderson ; production designer, Aidan Leroux ; director of photography, Tobias Datum.
Participant or Performer Note:	CAST : Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Melkar Muallem, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda.
Target Audience Note:	PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - 14A - VIOLENCE - COARSE LANGUAGE
System Details Note:	DVD; all regions; NTSC; wide screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In Arabic and English with English subtitles.