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Amreeka (2009) Poster

(2009)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Cherien Dabis

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Cherien Dabis ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Nisreen Faour ... Muna Farah
Melkar Muallem Melkar Muallem ... Fadi Farah
Hiam Abbass ... Raghda Halaby
Alia Shawkat ... Salma Halaby
Yussuf Abu-Warda ... Nabeel Halaby (as Yussef Abu Warda)
Joseph Ziegler ... Mr. Novatski
Amer Hlehel ... Samer
Selena Haddad Selena Haddad ... Lamis Halaby
Jenna Kawar Jenna Kawar ... Rana Halaby
Suheila Muallem Suheila Muallem ... Jamileh
Brodie Sanderson Brodie Sanderson ... Matt
Andrew Sannie Andrew Sannie ... James
Daniel Boiteau Daniel Boiteau ... Mike
Jeff Button Jeff Button ... Jason (as Jeff Sutton)
Miriam Smith ... Bank Employee
Glen Thompson Glen Thompson ... Nelson
Mike O'Brien Mike O'Brien ... Bank Manager
Aaron Hughes ... Police Officer #1
Craig Matthews Craig Matthews ... Police officer #2 (as Craig Matthew Barkman)
Adham Mujama Adham Mujama ... Young Israeli Soldier #1 (as Adham Nuaman)
Abed Abded El Latif Abed Abded El Latif ... Young Israeli Soldier #2
Tom Anniko ... Mr. Jones
Sayan S. Sayan S. ... Arab Bank Teller (as Bayan Shbib)
Yacoub Ismail Yacoub Ismail ... Arab Bank Co-Worker
Akram Malky Akram Malky ... Belligerent Customer
Baha Salameh Baha Salameh ... Cousin #1 (as Baha' Salameh)
Iman Aoun Iman Aoun ... Muna's sister #1
Rafda Ghazala Rafda Ghazala ... Muna's sister #2 (as Raeda Ghazala)
Abdel Fatah Abu Brovri Abdel Fatah Abu Brovri ... Ex-husband (as Abdel Fatah Abu Srour)
Hussein Makhleh Hussein Makhleh ... Angry Driver (as Hussein Nakhleh)
Manal Hlaneh Manal Hlaneh ... Young Wife (as Manal Hilaneh)
Will Woytowich ... US Airport Customs Official
Kristen Sawatzky ... Female Airport Official
Ernie Pitts ... Male Airport Official
Magally Zelaya Magally Zelaya ... Grocery Store Cashier
Bradley Sawatzky ... Bank Manager
Adriana O'Neil ... Female Bank Manager
Valarie Williams Valarie Williams ... White Castle Customer
Arne MacPherson ... Mike's Dad
Jordan Power Jordan Power ... Preppy Kid #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Abed Dana Abed ... Asmaa
Abdullah Bakhsh Abdullah Bakhsh
Vanessa Mayberry Vanessa Mayberry ... Sammy (uncredited)

Produced by 

Zain Al-Sabah ... co-producer (as Al-Zain Al-Sabah)
Paul Barkin ... producer
Cherien Dabis ... executive producer
Liz Jarvis ... co-producer
Greg Keever ... executive producer (as Gregory Keever)
George Khleifi ... line producer: Palestine
Christina Piovesan ... producer
Sami Said ... assistant line producer: Ramallah
Alicia Sams ... executive producer

Music by 

Kareem Roustom ... (music)

Cinematography by 

Tobias Datum ... director of photography

Editing by 

Keith Reamer

Casting By 

Ellyn Long Marshall
Maria E. Nelson

Production Design by 

Aidan Leroux

Art Direction by 

Laura Souter

Set Decoration by 

Scott Rossell

Costume Design by 

Patricia J. Henderson ... (as Patricia Henderson)

Makeup Department 

Alanna Holder Riches ... first assistant hairstylist (as Alanna Holder-Riches)
Manal Nimer ... hair stylist: Ramallah (as Manal Hilaneh) / makeup artist: Ramallah (as Manal Hilaneh)
Pina Robinson ... key hair stylist
Cindy e Smith-McGuire ... first assistant makeup artist (as Cindy Smith)
Joyce Wold ... key makeup artist

Production Management 

Marvin Lawrence ... post-production supervisor
Gail Sonnenfeld ... unit production manager: Chicago 'B' Unit
David Till ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

David Antoniuk ... first assistant director
Lina Boukhari ... second assistant director: Ramallah
Richard Duffy ... second assistant director
Danielle Dumesnil ... second assistant director
Hussein Nakhkleh ... third assistant director: Ramallah (as Hussein Nakhleh)
Markian Saray ... third assistant director

Art Department 

Gary Barringer ... graphic artist / set designer
Charlene Bart ... draper / upholsterer
Lindsey Bart ... set dresser
Andrew Beck ... key scenic artist
Crystal Biloski ... props assistant
Bruce Cook ... set dresser
Lex Creed ... assistant carpenter
Clarence 'Keen' Flammand ... head carpenter (as Clarence Flamand)
Gregg Gair ... set dresser
Gerry Gyles ... buyer / set dresser
Shadi Habib Allah ... property master: Ramallah (as Shadi Habiballah)
Kristjan Harris ... set decorator trainee
Ramzi Hazboun ... art department runner: Ramallah
Robert Kestler ... props assistant
Yazan Khalili ... art department: Ramallah (as Yazan Al Khalili)
Jeffrey Lesage ... lead dresser
Shawn Linden ... on set dresser
David Macvicar ... property master
Michael Madill ... scenic carpenter
Reed Makayev ... art department assistant
Van McLean ... scenic carpenter
Mohammad-Awad ... construction head: Ramallah
Arthur Newman ... painter
Ed Preston ... construction coordinator
Jason Wilkins ... art department assistant
Paul Zacharias ... scenic artist
Lawrence Zeloricki ... assistant carpenter

Sound Department 

Yossi Appelbaum ... adr recordist: DB Studios (as Yosi Appelbaum)
Pierre Aubry ... sound engineer: Chinkel Post-Production
Jean Bot ... first assistant sound editor (as Jean Bot Choi)
Brock Capell ... production sound mixer
Elius Caruso ... sound re-recording engineer
Romain Drouillon ... French dubbing mixer
Paul Germann ... sound effects editor
Peter Gibson ... general manager: sound editorial facility: Tattersall Sound
Barry Gilmore ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Mark Gingras ... sound re-recording manager: facility: Urban Post Production
Nin Hazan ... adr assistant: DB Studios
Anais Khout ... sound assistant: Chinkel Post-Production
Nathan Lindsey ... adr engineer: NYC (as Nathan Lindsay)
Iván Mayoral ... sound mixer: Spanish dialogue
Rudy Michael ... foley recordist
Dallas Pomedli ... boom operator
Issa J. Qumsyah ... boom operator: Ramallah (as Issa Qomsyeh)
Lucas Roveda ... sound re-recording assistant
Scott Shepherd ... sound re-recording engineer
Marilee Yorston ... foley artist

Stunts 

Robert Borges ... stunt double: Muna
Sean Skene ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ataf Al Akhras ... best boy: Ramallah
Ryan Beresford ... electric best boy
Mathieu Cauville ... second assistant camera: Ramallah
John Clarke ... gaffer
Gabriel Daniels ... best boy grip
Allen Fraser ... still photographer
Terence Fuller ... lead grip
Tom Gatenby ... epk videographer
Sean Gillies ... grip
Joao Holowka ... lamp operator
Nadim Husari ... key grip: Ramallah (as Nadim Hussary)
Vanessa Ireson ... first assistant camera
Michael Kelly ... lamp operator
Daniel Kolditz ... epk videographer: Ramallah (as Daniel Koldits)
Darren Lannoo ... key grip
Aaron Mallin ... second assistant camera
Izak Mallin ... camera trainee
W. James Meagher ... lamp operator (as James Meagher)
Mark Motoch ... generator operator
Reil Munro ... grip
Nicolas Phillips ... lead electric
Rebecca Sandulak ... still photographer
Julian Saray ... grip
Ben Stouffer ... lamp operator
Roger Wiebe ... grip
Mohanad Yaqubi ... best boy electric: Ramallah / electrician: second unit
Mario Zugair ... gaffer: Ramallah / gaffer: second unit

Casting Department 

Salim Abu Jabal ... casting department
Iman Aoun ... casting: Palestine
Anna Maria Fanizzi ... casting production intern: US
Jim Heber ... casting: Winnipeg
Sara Kay ... casting: Canada
Patricia Kress ... extras casting assistant
Jenny Lewis ... casting: Canada
Jacqueline Loewen ... audition reader: Winnipeg
Michael Mossallam ... casting assistant: US
Hussein Nakhkleh ... extra casting: Ramallah (as Hussein Nakhleh)
Joey Ritche ... casting assistant: Winnipeg (as Joey Ritchie)
Joanne Rodriguez ... audition reader: Winnipeg
Charlotte Schioler ... casting assistant: Paris
Lori Stefaniuk ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Dima Abdal Hadi ... wardrobe: Ramallah
Ronza Asfour ... assistant wardrobe: Ramallah
Nadine Falk ... assistant costume designer
Amanda Isaak ... costumer (as Amanda Iaak)
Katelynd Johnston ... specialty costumer
Heather Neale ... truck costumer
Julie Pedersen ... costumer
Sandra Soke ... set costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

Lex Batten ... project supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Frank Biasi ... digital intermediate on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Louis Casado ... color timer: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Chris Costello ... dailies assistant: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Patrick Duchesne ... digital intermediate producer
Jim Fleming ... digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Andrew Groves ... epk editor / trailer editor
Christopher Haufe ... colorist (as Chris Haufe)
Margaret Hutz ... digital film technician: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto (as Margaret Mansell)
Jeremy Kay ... digital intermediate project coordinator: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
James Nichols Jr. ... assistant editor
Andrew Pascoe ... digital film supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Brian Reid ... manager of digital imaging: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Misako Shimizu ... assistant editor

Location Management 

G. Thomas Arnold ... location production assistant
Neal Baksh ... assistant location manager
Darryl S. Bird ... locations production assistant (as Darryl Bird)
Milt Bruchanski ... location scout
Randy Cyr ... key location production assistant
Cole Hill ... location production assistant
Matthew Kennedy ... location production assistant
Bernard Narvey ... location manager (as Bernie Narvey)
Alla Abu Radi ... location manager: Ramallah
Matthew Schimnowski ... location production assistant
Andrew Schulz ... location production assistant
Zaid Shahade ... assistant location manager: Ramallah

Music Department 

Kinan Abou-Afach ... musician: cello (as Kinan Abu Afach)
Omar Al-Musfi ... musician: percussion
Carlo Basile ... musician: guitar
Doug Bernheim ... music supervisor
Hicham Chami ... musician: qanun
Eric Goldman ... music producer
Zaid Jabri ... music copyist
Hanna Khoury ... musician: arabic violin / musician: viola / musician: violin
Elias Lammam ... musician: accordian
Justin Prymowicz ... score mixing assistant: Futura Productions
Kareem Roustom ... musician: oud
Rob Ruccia ... score recordist: Uptown Recording
Dan Stock ... additional music recordist: Uptown Recording
John Weston ... music score mixer: Futura Productions
Malik Williams ... composer: additional music / musician: drum programming

Script and Continuity Department 

Tanya Mazur ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

James Alexander ... driver
Lorne J. Allen ... driver: honeywagon (as Allen Lorne)
Douglas Arsenault ... driver
Ibrahim Bayadi ... driver: Ramallah
Ernie Buck ... transportation coordinator
Mark Dann ... picture vehicle coordinator
Richard Donnelly ... driver
Ian Handford ... picture vehicle coordinator
Luke Holt ... driver
Ryan Kulbaba ... driver: cast
Robert Lagrou ... driver: picture vehicles (as Bob Lagrou)
Marlow ... driver (as Greg Marlow)
Pat Martin ... driver
Stephen McGuire ... driver (as Steve McGuire)
Ron Mymryk ... transportation captain
Edgar Ozolins ... driver / unit driver
Wayne Statkewich ... driver
Scott Sullivan ... driver / driver: picture vehicles
Carlos Max Thumbler ... driver (as Carlos Thumbler)
Timothy Vincent ... driver: honeywagon (as Tim Vincent)

Additional Crew 

Itemad Al-Enezi ... company representative: Eagle Vision Media Group
Bader Al-Kandari ... company representative: Eagle Vision Media Group
Bader Al-Temimi ... company representative: Eagle Vision Media Group
Rhia Alcantara ... assistant production coordinator
Linda Belisle ... key craft service / key first aid
Hamish Berry ... additional legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Tony Braga ... security coordinator
Wanda Bretecher ... production coordinator
Jared Damond Brown ... title designer (as Jared Brown)
Stefan Brunner ... Chief Operating Officer: Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Tammy Byers ... craft service: second assistant
Grace Carnale-Davis ... sales executive: Technicolor Creative Services, Toronto
Alison Cohen ... additional legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (as Alison S. Cohen)
Paul Courchaine ... first assistant accountant
Denys Curle ... craft service assistant / first aid assistant
Ken Dhaliwal ... legal services provided by: Heenan Blaikie
Jim Dobson ... publicist
Jean Du Toit ... head of business affairs: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Diana Faras-Pirie ... tutor
Gordon Finlayson ... legal advisor: Showtime Arabia
Larissa Giroux ... production executive: Alcina Pictures
Wayne Glesby ... security captain
Kate Godley ... set production assistant
Craig Guenther ... head chef
Indira Guha ... legal consultant
Lindsay Hamel ... coordinator: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Cherilyn Hawrysh ... business affairs associate
Tutu Ilelaboye ... coordinator: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Itidal Ismael ... production coordinator: Ramallah
Mike Jones ... sous chef
David Katona ... legal consultant: Katona & Mir
Michelle Angela King ... office production assistant
Marsha Knight ... stand-in
Ryan Koreen ... set production assistant
Robert Lagrou ... watchperson (as Bob Lagrou)
Phyllis Laing ... president: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Ron Makwich ... watchperson
Kathryn Martin ... post production accountant
Antonietta Monteleone ... distribution executive: National Geographic
Michael Overn ... additional legal services (as Michael Overn ESQ.)
Jodi Peikoff ... additional legal services: Peikoff Mahan Law Office
Monique Perro ... general manager: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Rockwell Reimer ... watchperson
Hatty Reisman ... additional legal services: Reisman Law Office
Sandra Richmond ... additional legal services: Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond
Curtis Riddell ... watchperson
Nadia Saah ... publicity and marketing consultant
RoseAnna Schick ... publicist (as Roseanna Schick)
Jayson Schimnowski ... photo assistant
Hamoude Shahade ... runner: Ramallah
Reem Shilleh ... script supervisor: Ramallah / script translator: Ramallah
Chris Turyk ... office production intern
Justin Tvedt ... production assistant: Chicago 'B' Unit (as Justin Reid Tvedt)
Dylan Woodley ... second assistant accountant
Sheila Woodley ... production accountant
Amanda Wowryk ... set production assistant

Thanks 

Naima Abed ... thanks
Salim Abu Jabal ... thanks
Chris Adams ... thanks
Karim Ahmad ... thanks
Abdallah Akel ... thanks
Dimam Akel ... thanks
Fatma Akel ... thanks
Hannan Akel ... thanks
Istabrak Akel ... thanks
Nakhie Al-Haj ... thanks: Al Arabiya Archives (as Mr. Nakhie Al-Haj)
Sara Allen ... thanks
Rakesh Arora ... thanks
Kevin Ballon ... thanks
Kathi Bildhauer ... thanks
Fahed Boodai ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Kenny Boyce ... thanks: City of Winnipeg, Manager of Film & Special Events
Antonia Carver ... thanks
Amal Chandaria ... thanks
Sophie Clarke ... thanks
Marc-Antoine D'Halluin ... thanks: Showtime Arabia
Damon D'Oliveira ... thanks
Carla Dabis ... all my love and gratitude
Deema Dabis ... all my love and gratitude
Faten Dabis ... all my love and gratitude
Lara Dabis ... all my love and gratitude
Rana Daher ... thanks
Lenore Dekoven ... thanks
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas ... thanks
Katherine Dieckmann ... thanks
Jim Dobson ... thanks
Dorothy Donnan ... thanks: Al Arabiya Archives
Tony Drazen ... thanks
Jerome Duboz ... thanks
Cassian Elwes ... thanks
Zeid Family ... thanks (as Munther Zeid & the Zeid Family)
Amir Feingold ... thanks
Gordon Finlayson ... thanks: Showtime Arabia
Sherrie Foreman ... thanks: White Castle System
Anne Frank ... thanks
Maha Freij ... thanks
Mary Ghobrial ... thanks
Stan Glapa ... thanks: Fletcher Camera & Lenses
Bryan Gliserman ... thanks
Indira Guha ... thanks
Caroline Habib ... thanks
Anthony Haddad ... thanks
Mahaa Haddad ... thanks
Michel Haddad ... thanks
Ayman Halawani ... thanks: Rotana Studios
Matt Hansen ... thanks
Rebecca Hawkes ... thanks
Sonia Heinen ... thanks
Amer Hlehel ... thanks
Bob Hobson ... thanks
Beth Janson ... thanks (as Beth Jansen)
Dialla Kawar ... thanks
Lana Kawar ... thanks
Tareq Kawar ... thanks
Anne Kaye ... thanks
Lee Kim ... thanks
Debbie Kline ... thanks: White Castle System
Rita Mansour ... thanks
Giovanna Mazzuca ... thanks
Charlotte Mickie ... thanks
Peter Mishara ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Rob Morrice ... thanks (as Robert Morrice)
Edward Muallem ... thanks
Tamir Muhammad ... thanks
Gail Mutrux ... thanks
Hala Naffa ... all my love and gratitude
Omar Naffa ... all my love and gratitude
Raghda Naffa ... all my love and gratitude
Kathy Najimy ... thanks
Sebastian Nasse ... thanks: Manitoba Film & Music
Abed Natour ... thanks
Louise O'Brien-Moran ... thanks: Manitoba Film & Music
Candice Ornstein ... thanks
David Ostry ... thanks
Maral Ouzounian ... thanks
Karen Paré ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge (as Karen Pare)
Kristy Phillips ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Aida Piovesan ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Carole Piovesan ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Clara Piovesan ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
John Piovesan ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Ron Piovesan ... the filmmakers wish to gratefully thank & acknowledge
Karen Redfern ... thanks
Jennifer Rice ... thanks
Eran Riklis ... thanks
Leslie Roberts ... thanks (as Lesley Roberts)
Howard A. Rodman ... thanks (as Howard Rodman)
Rena Ronson ... thanks
Jon Rubinstein ... thanks
Nadia Saah ... thanks
Mahmoud Salama ... thanks
Mahmoud Yassin Salaymeh ... thanks (as Mahmoud Yassin)
Jenna Seguin ... thanks
Zachary Sklar ... thanks
Deanne Sowter ... thanks
Peter Alan Sussman ... thanks (as Peter Sussman)
Ziad Touma ... thanks
Rose Troche ... all my love and gratitude
Christina Varotsis ... thanks
Carole Vivier ... thanks: Manitoba Film & Music
Juli Vizza ... thanks
Matthew Walker ... thanks
Josh Welsh ... thanks
Alesia Weston ... thanks
Jane Williams ... thanks
Munther Zeid ... thanks (as Munther Zeid & the Zeid Family)
Sameh Zoabi ... thanks

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