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AmericanEast (2007)

AmericanEast (2007)
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The heightened racial tensions of post-9/11 America are at the center of this 2007 drama, the feature debut from director Hesham Issawi. Co-writer Sayed Badreya stars as Mustafa, an Egyptian-born entrepreneur facing the daily challenges of an Arab Muslim living in Los Angeles and hoping to open a restaurant with his Jewish best friend, played by Tony Shalhoub. As Mustafa is met with friction for this unlikely plan, several other stories of adversity in the Arab-American community unfold around him. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Starring:
Sayed Badreya, Tony Shalhoub, (more)
Director(s):
Hesham Issawi
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of AmericanEast

The heightened racial tensions of post-9/11 America are at the center of this 2007 drama, the feature debut from director Hesham Issawi. Co-writer Sayed Badreya stars as Mustafa, an Egyptian-born entrepreneur facing the daily challenges of an Arab Muslim living in Los Angeles and hoping to open a restaurant with his Jewish best friend, played by Tony Shalhoub. As Mustafa is met with friction for this unlikely plan, several other stories of adversity in the Arab-American community unfold around him. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
111 mins

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Director(s):
Hesham Issawi
Writer(s):
Hesham Issawi, Brian Cox, Sayed Badreya
Producer(s):
Brian Cox, Ahmad Zahra, Anant Singh
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Drug Content, Profanity)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Shin L.

    This movie was very personal... As a Asian male, we are ironically the most educated, yet least employed/promoted group in corporate America (percentage wise). Strangely Asian women are the most employed/promoted (white males seem to have no problems with Asian females). This movie touches me at a very personal level. So often my life has gone wrong, despite diligent efforts to prepare for the worst, simply because white America isn't ready for us. Often, years of preparation and hard work has gone down the drain due to nothing more then a decision a white male has made in passing thought. 2 seconds of his thinking for my 4 years of my life. Whether it was a job or approval for one thing or another. My soul could use a movie like this at least once a week. There were some white gratuity, example love scene between the white doctor and the sister. But I guess such gifts are still required to get it passed.

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    Troy F.

    Helps shed some light on how Muslims are disccriminated against due to racial profiling. They did a good job of making a statement, with out the american hate liberal bs. Worth a watch just to enlighten you to some of the things going on post 911 that may or may not be violating human rights.

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    Yassine D.

    Excellent movie!!

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