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Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
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Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Cherien Dabis
In Theaters:1/17/2009
Box Office:$2,176,304
Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:First Generation Films, Alcina Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Levantine Entertainment, Eagle Vision Media Group, Image Nation Studios, MFM, Maximum Film International, R.A. Abdoo & Co., Rotana Studios, Showtime Arabia, Violet Jabara Foundation, National Geographic
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