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DVD

Amreeka

Dabis, Cherien, 1976- (Added Author). Faour, Nisreen, 1972- (Added Author). Muallem, Melkar. (Added Author). Abbass, Hiam. (Added Author). Shawkat, Alia, 1989- (Added Author). Ziegler, Joseph. (Added Author). Abu-Warda, Yussuf. (Added Author). Virgil Films (Firm) (Added Author). National Geographic Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Imagenation Abu Dhabi (Firm) (Added Author). Levantine Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). First Generation Films (Firm) (Added Author). E1 Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda. (Cast).

Summary: 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, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : National Geographic Entertainment : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: "Make a wish" - a short film from director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tobias Datum ; editor, Keith Reamer ; music, Kareem Roustom.
Participant or Performer Note:	Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, Yussef Abu Warda.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio tracks and subtitles in English and French. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.