AmericanEast (2008)
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?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.008 |
Directed By
Hesham Issawi
Crew
Hesham Issawi
Sayed Badreya
Hesham Issawi
Michael G. Wojciechowski
Frank Bollinger
Tony Humecke
Anant Singh
Mohannad Malas
Gillian O'Neill
Sudhir Pragjee
Julie Drach
Amanda Rosbrook
Swinda Reichelt
Ahmad Zahra
Sanjeev Singh
Tony Shalhoub
TOP CAST
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
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