AmericanEast

AmericanEast

2008
1h 52m
5.6

5.6/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
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?

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Distant Horizon
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Arabic English

Quick Facts

Release Date November 14, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0808148
Website Visit Site

Cast

Sayed Badreya
Sayed Badreya

Mustafa Marzouke

Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub

Sam

Kais Nashef
Kais Nashef

Omar

Sarah Shahi
Sarah Shahi

Salwah Marzoke

Erick Avari
Erick Avari

Fikry

Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton

Casting Director

Tim Guinee
Tim Guinee

John Westerman

Manny Kleinmuntz
Manny Kleinmuntz

Ben Bloom

Key Crew

Hesham Issawi
Writer
Sayed Badreya
Writer
Hesham Issawi
Director
Ahmad Zahra
Producer
Anant Singh
Producer
Sanjeev Singh
Executive Producer
Sudhir Pragjee
Executive Producer
Mohannad Malas
Executive Producer