Amreeka
(DVD)
Contributors
Dabis, Cherien, 1976- director,
Faour, Nisreen, 1972- actor.
Muallem, Melkar, actor.
Abbass, Hiam actor.
Dabis, Cherien, 1976- author of screenplay,
Faour, Nisreen, 1972- actor.
Muallem, Melkar, actor.
Abbass, Hiam actor.
Dabis, Cherien, 1976- author of screenplay,
Published
[United States] : Virgil Films, 2009.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | DVD AMR | On Shelf | |
| Franklin Park Library District - AV | DVD DRAMA AMRE | On Shelf | |
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD DRAMA AMREEKA | On Shelf | |
| Lansing Public Library - Adult DVD Feature Film | DVD AMR | On Shelf | |
| Lyons Public Library - Stacks | DVD DRAMA AMREEKA | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : Virgil Films, 2009.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
829567066621, 0829567066621
Notes
General Note
Special features: featurette; blooper reel; deleted scenes.
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
Screenplay, Cherien Dabis ; producer, Paul Barkin ... [et al.] ; music, Kareem Roustom ; cinematography, Tobias Datum ; editor, Keith Reamer.
Participants/Performers
Hiam Abbass.
Participants/Performers
Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13; for brief drug use involving teens and some language.
System Details
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dabis, C., Faour, N., Muallem, M., Abbass, H., Piovesan, C., Barkin, P., Shawkat, A., Ziegler, J., & Abu-Warda, Y. (2009). Amreeka . Virgil Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cherien Dabis et al.. 2009. Amreeka. [United States]: Virgil Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cherien Dabis et al.. Amreeka [United States]: Virgil Films, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Dabis, C., Faour, N., Muallem, M., Abbass, H., Piovesan, C., Barkin, P. and Shawkat, A. et al (2009). Amreeka. [United States]: Virgil Films.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dabis, Cherien, et al. Amreeka Virgil Films, 2009.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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