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AmericanEast is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 14 november 2008 with Tony Shalhoub
AmericanEast (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 november 2008
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about terrorism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Rating60%
AmericanEast is a 2008 American drama film about Arab-Americans living in Los Angeles after the September 11 attacks. The story examines long-held misunderstandings about Arabic and Islamic culture, and puts a human face on a segment of the American population about whom most Americans know nothing, but who today are of particular interest to them, either from curiosity or suspicion. The story highlights the pressures under which many Arab-Americans now live by focusing on the points-of-view of three main characters.
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Mustafa (Sayed Badreya) is a widowed Egyptian immigrant and the owner of Habibe's Café, a popular hangout in Los Angeles for those with Middle Eastern backgrounds. He is devoted to providing his son, Richard Chagoury, with a moral upbringing despite the pressures of contemporary American urban life. He also finds himself cast in the role of protector to his unwed sister Salwah (Sarah Shahi), for whom, by family and tribal custom, he is responsible for finding a traditional suitor. But his respect for tradition comes up against his own aspirations to adapt to the American Dream when he decides to open a new restaurant with a Jewish partner – his friend Sam (Tony Shalhoub). This unholy alliance is unpopular amongst the habitués of his café and the insular Arab community in which Mustafa resides. It is one of several personal points of tension that gradually build against the backdrop of larger, national events affecting the Arab-American community and lead to the explosive denouement of the story.Actors
Tony Shalhoub
(Sam)
Sayed Badreya
(Mustafa Marzouke)
Sammy Sheik
(Abdulla)
Sarah Shahi
(Salwah Marzoke)
Christopher Carley
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