Amreeka
Year | 2009 |
Starring | Alia Shawkat, Nisreen Faour |
Director(s) | Cherien Dabis |
Rating | PG-13 |
Genre(s) | Drama |
Runtime | 96 min |
Muna is 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.
Sample Discussion Guide Questions:
At one point in Amreeka, Salma’s mother expresses that when Salma is in their home, she is in Palestine. What do you think is the significance of Salma’s family building boundaries between the American culture outside of the home and the Palestinian culture within?
Do you embrace a certain cultural identity with your family that you celebrate in your home, but that you do not embrace as completely outside of your home? Why?
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