Amira & Sam
An army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation.
Director:
Sean Mullin
Cast:
Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley
Screening Date:
Jan 31, 2015
Running Time:
90 Minutes
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.9% | 34.6% | 25.0% | 7.7% | 5.8% |
“A sweet, touching, upbeat, feel good film with elements of social commentary. I had seen the trailer on iTunes and I knew I wanted to see it and was glad you showed it. Dina was delightful. Sam - great acting. Everyone in the cast was terrific.”
“Ok this is my top 15 films ever list. I loved it for its honesty, humanity, wisdom and craft. Sean’s narrative talent and filmmaking smarts is such a joy to be in on for 90 minutes.”
“Sailing away into an unknown future – like the immigrants of old to a new land. Nice.”
“Romantic lead Sam looks like he mixed in PTSD. Formula, mundane and predictable.”
“Smart, fun romantic comedy. One lead was smart and gorgeous, the other a perfect deadpan. Nicely done, twist on an old story. And congratulations for getting us a nice film!”
“Pleasant but not believable. Takes too long to get to Sam’s character development.”
“Writer/Director Sean Mullin again a wonderful guest, this time a guest with a wonderful film. What the f*** is the New York times talking about?”
“A combination of current issues and less recent issues.”
“Absolute delight. No special effects, no end-of-the-world trauma, just real-life, a struggle with joys and sorrows.”
“A mild love story with homage to famous filmmakers. Not bad, in fact sweet.”
“Today’s film was very good, too bad I can’t say the same for most of the fall season!”
“Dina Shihabi is a future star if ever I saw one, a wonderful performance of a unique character. Hey it worked for Tony Shaloub.”
“Wonderful! A good description of Amira would be Sassy. He should have done a standup about the evolution of flip phones to Androids (the texting dudes on the elevator). Good characters. I sat on that Brooklyn Bench near the Verrazano Bridge.”
“I don’t usually get into romantic comedies but this was truly enjoyable. Great performances. Great script.”
“A rare, rare, film that says something without a sledge hammer but a smile. A great romantic comedy and that includes SWEET HOME ALABAMA.”
“What a delightful jewel of a film. Great story with profound implications, yet approachable, and yes, even un-intimidating when dealing with issues such as Afghanistan, immigration, PTSD and yes even love.”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
Here's an article that discusses and surveys the attitudes towards Muslim Americans post 911.
Jennifer Zobair of Huffington Post explains the normality in Muslim women and interracial marriages today.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-zobair/muslim-women-are-the-new-_b_4676624.html
This article discusses the lack of recognition translators in the war zone recieve after their accomplisments.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/interpreters-accomplishments-fail-to-translate-into-visas/
