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Summary Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois. In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together...

Directed By: Cherien Dabis

Written By: Cherien Dabis

Amreeka
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois. In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together...

Directed By: Cherien Dabis

Written By: Cherien Dabis

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
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21% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company National Geographic Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Levantine Entertainment, Maximum Film International, Cinergy Productions, First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Eagle Vision Media Group, Rotana Film Production, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Manitoba Film & Music, The Royal Film Commission
Release Date Sep 4, 2009
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Life's best adventures are journeys of the heart.
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
3 Nominations