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AmericanEast

2008-11-14 · 112 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Romance

Summer in L.A., it's hot. Homeland Security has set the threat level at red; they're searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists. Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBI's attention; they investigate him. He has other problems: his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim; his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt. She has a non-Arab suitor of her own. Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesn't want to play only terrorists. Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects. What is the price of the American dream?

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Directors
Hesham Issawi
Production companies
Distant Horizon
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sayed BadreyaSayed BadreyaMustafa Marzouke
Tony ShalhoubTony ShalhoubSam
Kais NashefOmar
Sarah ShahiSarah ShahiSalwah Marzoke
Erick AvariErick AvariFikry
Virginia HamiltonVirginia HamiltonCasting Director
Tim GuineeTim GuineeJohn Westerman
Manny KleinmuntzBen Bloom

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