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If you recall finding trouble adjusting to a particular environment, the emotions and reactions of the characters from Amreeka might be familiar to you. The feelings of discomfort and the need to rearrange your mental space in a new setting are perfectly captured here. This film – the directorial debut of Cherien Dabis – takes a look at the stresses and revelations of recent immigrants, as well as the cultural ignorance of some of the people that surround them. Nisreen Faour plays the story’s central character, Muna – a Palestinian single mother who wins the green card lottery, and moves...