AmericanEast
Seen it?2008 | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for romantics and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hesham Issawi
- Sayed BadreyaMustafa Marzouke
- Tony ShalhoubSam
- Kais NashefOmar
- Sarah ShahiSalwah Marzoke
- Erick AvariFikry
- Virginia HamiltonCasting Director
- Tim GuineeJohn Westerman
- Manny KleinmuntzBen Bloom