AmericanEast (2008)
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Subtitles for: AmericanEast (2008)
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?
| Rate | ★ 5.6/10 (9 votes) |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Duration | 1h 52m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 14 Nov 2008 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Hesham Issawi |
| Keywords | culture clash american dream arab-american 9/11 |
| IMDb | tt0808148 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |