Film
AmericanEast
2008 · 1h 52m · Drama · Romance
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- 6.1
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Overview
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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Cast
Sayed Badreya
Mustafa Marzouke
Tony Shalhoub
Sam
Kais Nashef
Omar
Sarah Shahi
Salwah Marzoke
Erick Avari
Fikry
Virginia Hamilton
Casting Director
Tim Guinee
John Westerman
Manny Kleinmuntz
Ben Bloom
Crew
- Hesham IssawiDirector · Writer
- Sayed BadreyaWriter
- Anant SinghProducer
- Ahmad ZahraProducer
- Mohannad MalasExecutive Producer
- Sudhir PragjeeExecutive Producer
- Sanjeev SinghExecutive Producer
- Tony ShalhoubExecutive Producer
- Michael G. WojciechowskiDirector of Photography
- Tony HumeckeOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 14, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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