Summary:
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. After an incident at customs begins their exile badly, they join Muna's sister and family in Illinois. Muna needs a job: although she has two degrees and 15 years' experience in banking, she settles for work at White Castle, telling the family her job's at a nearby bank. It's spring, 2003, and the US invades Iraq. While friends come from unlikely places, Fadi meets prejudice at school. How he'll respond to it and to American youth culture and how Muna will sort things out with her family are the rest of the story. Tragedy or hope?
| Runtime: | 96 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens, and some language. |
| Production: | Buffalo Gal Pictures |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Countries: | USA, Canada |
| Languages: | English, Arabic |
| Home Release Date: | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Cherien Dabis | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Cherien Dabis | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Hughes | Police Officer #1 |
| Alia Shawkat | Salma |
| Andrew Sannie | James |
| Arne MacPherson | Mike's Dad |
| Brodie Sanderson | Matt |
| Craig Matthews | Police Officer #2 |
| Daniel Boiteau | Mike |
| Hiam Abbass | Raghda Halaby |
| Jenna Kawar | Rana Halaby |
| Joseph Ziegler | Mr. Novatski |
| Melkar Muallem | Fadi Farah |
| Nisreen Faour | Muna Farah |
| Selena Haddad | Lamis Halaby |
| Vanessa Mayberry | Sammy |
| Yussuf Abu-Warda | Nabeel Halaby |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alicia Sams | Executive Producer |
| Cherien Dabis | Executive Producer |
| Christina Piovesan | Producer |
| Elizabeth Jarvis | Co-Producer |
| George Khleifi | Line Producer: Palestine |
| Greg Keever | Executive Producer |
| Paul Barkin | Producer |
| Sami Said | Line Producer |
| Zain Al-Sabah | Co-Producer |
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