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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
CA
Genres:
Drama
Release:
June 2009
Production:
First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Eagle Vision Media Group, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MFM, Maximum Film International, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Rotana Studios, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation, National Geographic
Cast:
Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Jenna Kawar, Joseph Ziegler, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Selena Haddad, Amer Hlehel, Suheila Muallem, Brodie Sanderson, Andrew Sannie, Daniel Boiteau, Jeff Button, Miriam Smith, Kristen Sawatzky, Ernie Pitts
Tags:
illinois, white castle, woman director
