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Amira & Sam

Amira & Sam

The only place they belong is together

2014•1h 30m•6.0/10
DramaRomanceComedy

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6.0/10(64)

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.

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Production

Hole in 1 Productions, Vanishing Angle, Strongman, Five By Eight Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Sam

Dina Shihabi

Dina Shihabi

Amira

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

Charlie

Laith Nakli

Laith Nakli

Bassam

David Rasche

David Rasche

Jack

Ross Marquand

Ross Marquand

Greg

Daniel Fox

Daniel Fox

Burke

Alexis Hughes

Kara

Alexandra O'Halleran

Jen

Rasha Zamamiri

Rasha Zamamiri

Veiled Woman

Sean Mullin

Stand-Up Comedian

Meg Gibson

Meg Gibson

VA Administrator

Robert C. Kirk

Robert C. Kirk

Chief Rowenski

James Chen

James Chen

Donnie

Christian A. Paluck

Officer O'Rourke

Christopher Stadulis

Christopher Stadulis

Security Guard

John Leslie Wolfe

Karl Royce

Taylor Wilcox

Claire

Claire Byrne

Claire Byrne

Simone

Jolie Mullin

Rita Bechdel

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