Synopsis
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic73/100
63 audience votes
Key crew
- Cherien DabisDirector
- Cherien DabisWriter
- Kareem RoustomOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nisreen FaourMuna Farah
- Melkar MuallemFadi Farah
- Hiam AbbassRaghda Halaby
- Alia ShawkatSalma Halaby
- Jenna KawarRana Halaby
- Joseph ZieglerStan Novatski
- Yussuf Abu-WardaNabeel Halaby
- Selena HaddadLamis Halaby
- Amer HlehelSamer
- Suheila MuallemJamie
- Brodie SandersonMatt
- Andrew SannieJames
Stills
Themes
illinoiswhite castlewoman director