AmericanEast
2008, English. Directed by Hesham Issawi.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 14 November 2008
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Hesham Issawi, Sayed Badreya
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AmericanEast runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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AmericanEast is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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AmericanEast isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed AmericanEast?
AmericanEast (2008) was directed by Hesham Issawi and stars Sayed Badreya, Tony Shalhoub, Kais Nashef.