Jul 09 2010
Amreeka (2009)
Starring Nireen Faour, Melkar, Muallem, Hiam Abbass, and Alla Shawkat
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Rated PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens and some language
1 hour 35 minutes
Entertainment Weekly and Cannes both thought this was a good film, so I ended up renting it. That was a bit of a mistake. Sure, this story of a Palestinian immigrant mother and son is somewhat interesting (in the National Geographic special sense), but it was neither funny nor touching – it was mostly just depressing. I had high hopes but was quite disappointed.
Grade: C-