AmericanEast

Story

Synopsis

Summer in L.A., it's hot. Homeland Security has set the threat level at red; they're searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists. Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBI's attention; they investigate him. He has other problems: his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim; his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt. She has a non-Arab suitor of her own. Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesn't want to play only terrorists. Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects. What is the price of the American dream?

Director

Hesham Issawi

Writers

Sayed Badreya, Hesham Issawi

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

14 November 2008

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Sayed Badreya

  Mustafa Marzouke

• 

  Tony Shalhoub

  Sam

• Kais Nashef

  Omar

• 

  Sarah Shahi

  Salwah Marzoke

• 

  Erick Avari

  Fikry

• 

  Virginia Hamilton

  Casting Director

• 

  Tim Guinee

  John Westerman

• Manny Kleinmuntz

  Ben Bloom