
Amreeka
Drama
Overview
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
Top Cast
Nisreen Faour
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Nisreen Faour
Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah
Melkar Muallem
Fadi Farah


Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby
Hiam Abbass
Raghda Halaby


Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Alia Shawkat
Salma Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Jenna Kawar
Rana Halaby
Joseph Ziegler
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski
Joseph Ziegler
Stan Novatski


Yussuf Abu-Warda
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Nabeel Halaby
Selena Haddad
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby
Selena Haddad
Lamis Halaby


Amer Hlehel
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Amer Hlehel
Samer
Suheila Muallem
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
Suheila Muallem
Jamie
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