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7.0/10
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A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.
- Awards
- 9 wins & 19 nominations
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Yussuf Abu-Warda
- Nabeel Halaby
- (as Yussef Abu Warda)
Jeff Button
- Jason
- (as Jeff Sutton)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere were no White Castles in Winnepeg, where it was filmed, so the White Castle company had the supplies for one trucked there. It never sold food, but people kept trying to order from it.
- GoofsInterviews and luggage searches are performed by people with "Airport Security" patches on their uniforms. These jobs would be performed by Customs officers and Immigration officers.
- SoundtracksArabian Sea
Written by David Hilker, John Costello
Performed by John Costello
Published by BIGBUZZ Music (BMI) / Music Whirled Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of Wild Whirled Music
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This is a great film about immigrating to North America as a divorced mother. The interactions between Mona (the mother) and Fadi (the son) are memorable; whether it be at the border at the occupied territories, in the US regarding his rebelliousness in school or confronting the attitude of US rural society.
I just viewed this film and disagree that it is a stereotype. Maybe the reviewers have not taken a good look at "real life" in North America as a newly arrived immigrant.
In this case, they are from occupied Palestine and immigrate exactly when the Bush administration declares war on Iraq. The town shuns them. No one is Iraqi, Palestine is occupied and war is on the way; so the son convinces her to leave when she receives unexpected news.
A twist and tease every step of the way and the end is most unexpected!
I just viewed this film and disagree that it is a stereotype. Maybe the reviewers have not taken a good look at "real life" in North America as a newly arrived immigrant.
In this case, they are from occupied Palestine and immigrate exactly when the Bush administration declares war on Iraq. The town shuns them. No one is Iraqi, Palestine is occupied and war is on the way; so the son convinces her to leave when she receives unexpected news.
A twist and tease every step of the way and the end is most unexpected!
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Amerrika
- Filming locations
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(Highway scenes driving to Indiana from Chicago O'Hare.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $627,436
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $58,823
- Sep 6, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $2,176,304
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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