| AMREEKA by Cherian Dabis An MBC Premiere «DIGITAL» Presentation! In collaboration with Emerging Pictures Miami Theatrical DIGITAL Premiere! Amreeka (Directed by Cherian Dabis/USA/Canada/96mins.)  With Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass 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 a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle. Told with heartfelt humor by writer-director Cherien Dabis in her feature film debut, Amreeka is a universal journey into the lives of a family of immigrants. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. WINNER: Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Cannes Film Festival Critics Prize Director’s Fortnight Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee Humanitas Award "FUNNY and PLAYFUL! Beautifully written and directed”-Kenneth Turin LA Times “The beauty of Amreeka is in first time director Cherian Dabis’ nimble touch.” -USA Today Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 9:15 PM Miami Beach Cinematheque 512 Espanola Way Miami Beach, FL 33139 Phone: (305) 673-4567 Website: www.mbcinema.com E-Mail: info@mbcinema.com Map & Directions |
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