AmericanEast
2008 | 112m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Hesham Issawi |
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| Writer: | Hesham Issawi, Sayed Badreya |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 2008 |
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| Director: | Hesham Issawi |
| Writer: | Hesham Issawi, Sayed Badreya |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | culture clash, american dream, arab-american, 9/11 |
| Production Companies | Distant Horizon |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sayed Badreya | Mustafa Marzouke |
| Tony Shalhoub | Sam |
| Kais Nashef | Omar |
| Sarah Shahi | Salwah Marzoke |
| Erick Avari | Fikry |
| Virginia Hamilton | Casting Director |
| Tim Guinee | John Westerman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hesham Issawi | Director, Writer |
| Tony Humecke | Original Music Composer |
| Michael G. Wojciechowski | Director of Photography |
| Gillian O'Neill | Casting |
| Frank Bollinger | Production Design |
| Amanda Rosbrook | Art Direction |
| Julie Drach | Set Decoration |
| Swinda Reichelt | Costume Design |
| Sayed Badreya | Writer |
| Ben Hernandez Bray | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mohannad Malas | Executive Producer |
| Sudhir Pragjee | Executive Producer |
| Anant Singh | Producer |
| Sanjeev Singh | Executive Producer |
| Ahmad Zahra | Producer |
| Tony Shalhoub | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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