| Publication |
New York, N.Y. : Virgil Films Entertainment : Made available by OverDrive, [2010]
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| Copyright date |
©2010 |
| Description |
video file |
| Call # |
eVIDEO |
| System Req |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Requires OverDrive Media Console 2.0 or later (file size: 499398 KB). |
| Note |
A downloadable video file. |
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Title from: Title details screen (viewed on March 12, 2010). |
| Cast |
Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Melkar Muallem. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tobias Datum ; editor, Keith Reamer ; music, Kareem Roustom. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
| Audience |
Age group: PG-13. |
| Summary |
Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by OverDrive; access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions. |
| Note |
Chiefly in Arabic with English subtitles, and some English. |
| Subject |
Single mothers -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Palestinian Arabs -- United States -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Drama.
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Arab American families -- Drama.
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Arab American women -- Drama.
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West Bank -- Drama.
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Illinois -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films -- United States.
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Feature films -- Canada.
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Arabic language films.
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Downloadable video collection.
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| Addl. Author |
Dabis, Cherien, 1976-
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Piovesan, Christina.
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Barkin, Paul.
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Faour, Nisreen, 1972-
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Abbass, Hiam.
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Shawkat, Alia, 1989-
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Muallem, Melkar.
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National Geographic Entertainment (Firm)
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Image Nation (Firm)
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Virgil Films.
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Levantine Entertainment (Firm)
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Maximum Film International (Firm)
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First Generation Films.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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| Related To |
Original (OCoLC)476895725 |
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