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Amira & Sam

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6.0/10 • 59

2014-05-301h 30m

DramaRomanceComedy

The only place they belong is together

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

Directors
Sean Mullin
Writters
Sean Mullin
Editors
Sean Mullin, Julian Robinson

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  1. Martin Starr

    Martin Starr

    Sam

  2. Dina Shihabi

    Dina Shihabi

    Amira

  3. Paul Wesley

    Paul Wesley

    Charlie

  4. Laith Nakli

    Laith Nakli

    Bassam

  5. David Rasche

    David Rasche

    Jack

  6. Ross Marquand

    Ross Marquand

    Greg

  7. Daniel Fox

    Daniel Fox

    Burke

  8. Alexis Hughes

    Alexis Hughes

    Kara

  9. Alexandra O'Halleran

    Alexandra O'Halleran

    Jen

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Reno

Nov 4, 2016

4/10

A deliberate romance drama!!! It looks good, but not very enjoyable. I would have liked if it was focused only on Sam about a soldier's struggle since his return from the war like the 2009 film 'The Messenger' perhaps. The Amira's character seems deliberately put in, especially in the present western world scenario to tell what's wrong with them. So sorry, this did not click for me. But I like some parts, like how the character Amira transformed compared to the beginning and ending. Martin Starr was at his best and that's why its watchable. Some people might like the film for its simpleness, but the screenplay should have been improved. They covered many topics like wall street, unemployed ex soldier, immigrant et cetera in 90 minutes, but when it comes to the romance part, the reality was missing. So like I said, intentionally the lead two characters put together to bring attention, rather to tell a neat romantic tale. It it like 'Learning to Drive' kind of film. That aimed to reveal the cultural clash between two and how it stands as an obstacle between their feeling to each other. This is not for everybody, even the middle eastern audience might be annoyed about how Amira was portrayed in a few scenes. But those are the parts I liked the most from it. Just once watchable. 4/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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