AmericanEast - 2008

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?

112min
2008
R
Lançado
Avaliacões do Trakio0.0/10
Avaliacões do IMDB6.1/10

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Foto de perfil de Sayed BadreyaSayed BadreyaMustafa Marzouke
Foto de perfil de Sarah ShahiSarah ShahiSalwah Marzoke
Foto de perfil de Virginia HamiltonVirginia HamiltonCasting Director
Foto de perfil de Tim GuineeTim GuineeJohn Westerman

Sobre AmericanEast

Sinopse de AmericanEast

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?

Classificação Indicativa: R
Duração: 112min

Informações extras

Título Original: AmericanEast
Idioma Original: Inglês
Dirigido Por: Hesham Issawi
Produtoras
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