Plot
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. After an incident at customs begins their exile badly, they join Muna's sister and family in Illinois. Muna needs a job: although she has two degrees and 15 years' experience in banking, she settles for work at White Castle, telling the family her job's at a nearby bank. It's spring, 2003, and the US invades Iraq. While friends come from unlikely places, Fadi meets prejudice at school. How he'll respond to it and to American youth culture and how Muna will sort things out with her family are the rest of the story. Tragedy or hope?
Written by
Cherien Dabis
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Crew
Production Countries
Jordan, Canada, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Kuwait
Production Companies
Violet Jabara Foundation, Showtime Arabia, Rotana Studios, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Maximum Film International, National Geographic, Eagle Vision Media Group, First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, MFM
Languages
English
Awards
9 wins & 19 nominations