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AmericanEast (2008)

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AmericanEast
R 1 hr 52 minNov 14th, 2008Drama, Romance
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Summer in LA its hot Homeland Security has set the threat level at red theyre searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists Mustafa an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop comes to the FBIs 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 nonArab suitor of her own Omar an employee of Mustafa is a struggling actor who doesnt 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
StarringSayed BadreyaTony ShalhoubKais Nashef
DirectorHesham Issawi
WritersSayed BadreyaHesham Issawi

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 14th, 2008
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 20th, 2009 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Tony Shalhoub, Sudhir Pragjee, Sanjeev Singh, Mohannad Malas
Production Companies:Distant Horizon
AmericanEast on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
9/11culture clashamerican dreamarab-american